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Number of SARS cases declining: Official
Beijing, May 09: A top Chinese epidemiologist today claimed that the SARS situation in Beijing, the world`s worst-hit city by the killer epidemic, is stabilising even as the government today decided not to postpone the National Entrance Examination for 80,000 college-level students.
Beijing, May 09: A top Chinese epidemiologist today
claimed that the SARS situation in Beijing, the world's
worst-hit city by the killer epidemic, is stabilising even as
the government today decided not to postpone the National
Entrance Examination for 80,000 college-level students.
"Overall, we can say that the upward tendency of Severe
Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases has been effectively checked in Beijing, and the epidemic has showed a sign of declining," Liang Wannian, Deputy Director General of Beijing Health Bureau said.
Liang, also an epidemiologist told reporters at a special SARS news conference that the number of newly admitted patients on a day-to-day basis has declined in the Chinese capital. "The number of SARS patients diagnosed and admitted has decreased to between 30 and 40 per day over the past week from an average of 70 to 80 per day between April 21 and May 2," he said even as the city reported nearly 100 new cases during the last 24 hours.
Up to May 8, Beijing also reported half (212) of China's cumulative death toll of 224. Meanwhile, China's cabinet the state council has urged the provincial and local governments to go all out in the fight against SARS so as to ensure that the nationwide university entrance examination are held as scheduled.
The official Xinhua news agency, quoting the general office of the state council, reported that the entrance examination is still scheduled for June 7-10. Vice mayor of Beijing Fan Boyuan told reporters that 81,266 students have applied to sit for the national-level test.
Bureau Report
Liang, also an epidemiologist told reporters at a special SARS news conference that the number of newly admitted patients on a day-to-day basis has declined in the Chinese capital. "The number of SARS patients diagnosed and admitted has decreased to between 30 and 40 per day over the past week from an average of 70 to 80 per day between April 21 and May 2," he said even as the city reported nearly 100 new cases during the last 24 hours.
Up to May 8, Beijing also reported half (212) of China's cumulative death toll of 224. Meanwhile, China's cabinet the state council has urged the provincial and local governments to go all out in the fight against SARS so as to ensure that the nationwide university entrance examination are held as scheduled.
The official Xinhua news agency, quoting the general office of the state council, reported that the entrance examination is still scheduled for June 7-10. Vice mayor of Beijing Fan Boyuan told reporters that 81,266 students have applied to sit for the national-level test.
Bureau Report