BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- China is drafting a new
regulation to curb the spread of infectious diseases in tens of thousands of
bathhouses that still operate in the country, Beijing Times reported here on
Sunday.
The new regulation will be issued by Ministry of
Health and Ministry of Commerce. The two ministries will solicit comments from
local health departments before the regulation comes into effect.
Bathhouses will have to ensure there are change rooms
and each client is provided with a locker, the regulation says.
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Mainland, HK, Macao hold joint
cross-border emergency exercise on infectious diseases
HONG KONG, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Mainland, Hong
Kong and Macao health authorities organized on Monday a joint exercise on
emergency response for a major infectious disease. Code-named Great Wall, the
exercise aimed to test the emergency response and notification mechanism of the
three regions in handling cross-border public health emergencies.
China, UK to cooperate more in
research on emerging infectious diseases
BEIJING, Jan.30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and British scientists
will expand cooperation in research on emerging infectious diseases, such as
AIDS, SARS and bird flu, this year. Jin Dapeng, director of Beijing Municipal
Health Bureau, said the research would concentrate on immune protection;
improving and developing methods of clinical diagnosis or experimental
procedures for new infectious diseases; development of medicines; and training
of research personnel and medical workers.
China, U.S. set up office in Beijing
to combat infectious diseases
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China-U.S. Collaboration
Program Office for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases was officially
inaugurated in Beijing on Wednesday. Inauguration of the office "will
undoubtedly promote China-U.S. health cooperation to a new level," said Chinese
Vice Minister of Health Huang Jiefu at the inauguration
ceremony.
