Beijing, Nov 28: China has lifted an order that required mandatory screening of all passengers coming from India to check for dengue fever, official sources said here today. China has lifted with immediate effect the mandatory screening of passengers from India for dengue fever, deputy chief of mission of the Embassy of India, Debnath Shaw, told news agencies here.

Following some 30 deaths in New Delhi and surrounding areas due to dengue fever, china, which is on high alert against the recurrence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars), had enforced the mandatory screening of passengers from India from November 12.
Under this, any person from India entering China with symptoms of high fever, body-ache and rashes had to be quarantined and the cargo checked for mosquito breeding. Shaw said that the Indian Embassy had taken up the matter with concerned Chinese departments and pointed out that no country had imposed any travel restrictions on account of the seasonal reporting of dengue cases in Delhi and surrounding areas.
The embassy also assured Chinese authorities that there is "no risk whatsoever for international travel to and from Delhi and China."
Meanwhile, China is on high alert against the reappearance of Sars which struck the country in November last year.
Bureau Report