Press conference on prevention of possible H1N1 influenza epidemic

Special Report:
World Tackles Swine
Flu

Photo taken on April 30, 2009 shows the
scene of a press conference held by the State Council Information Office
of China in Beijing, China. The State Council on Tuesday announced the
establishment of a "direct reporting system" of swine flu and pledged that
the government would "report to the public the latest news on swine flu
promptly." (Xinhua/Chen Shugen)
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President Hu convenes top-level meeting
on possible H1N1 influenza epidemic

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao
Thursday morning presided over a top-level meeting discussing how to deal with
any possible H1N1 influenza epidemic, Health Minister Chen Zhu said at a news
briefing.

Hu, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee, called together other members of the Standing Committee of
the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau to discuss the specific issue, which
was triggered by the spread of a new strain of H1N1 virus in North America and
other regions. Full story

China "confident" of preventing H1N1
influenza epidemic spread: Health
Minister

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Health Minister Chen
Zhu said on Thursday that the country is "confident" and "capable" of preventing
and containing the H1N1 influenza epidemic, which is believed to have claimed
160 lives globally.

"After the test of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) and based on the effective working experience to combat bird flu in the
past few years, we are confident and capable of preventing and containing H1N1
influenza epidemic." he told a press conference. Full story

China develops instant diagnostic method
for possible H1N1 virus

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- China has developed an
effective method for the instant diagnosis of possible H1N1 influenza epidemic
(swine flu), said Health Minister Chen Zhu at a news conference Thursday
afternoon.

The new detection method will be installed at the
country's center for disease control and prevention offices at all levels, Chen
said. Full story

China conducts health checks on flights
from Mexico, U.S. against swine flu

BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- China has launched health
checks on flights from Mexico and the United States, the country's top quality
supervisor said at a conference on prevention of swine flu here Thursday.

Medical workers must collect information about the health
of passengers on planes arriving from Mexico and the United States, said the
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine
(GAQSIQ). Full story