| Shanghai tightens SARS prevention measures 8 May 2003, Channel News Asia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/39270/1/.html (edited) Shanghai has tightened SARS prevention measures after neighbouring Nanjing quarantined nearly 10,000 people to halt the spread of the illness. Shanghai authorities said they would also consider measures to support industries being hardest hit by the disease. Nanjing is only 290 kms away and is a major economic and traffic link to Shanghai. So far, Shanghai has reported six confirmed SARS cases and 34 suspected cases. The city plans to extend its current quarantine and health monitoring measures to include all travellers passing through the city from any of China's 26 SARS-affected provinces. It was not immediately clear if foreigners would be forced to abide by the same rules, but all travellers will be subject to more stringent health examinations. A mandatory 14-day quarantine for Shanghai residents arriving from the SARS-crisis areas of Guangdong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Beijing and Hong Kong was ordered a week ago. |
6 SARS Cases in Shanghai