China Economic ReviewChina reported that it isolated five new suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) cases and that it was testing samples from a woman to see if she died from the virus. China's Institute of Virology was also shut down by the Ministry of Health based upon suspicions that the new outbreak originated in the institute, […]
Beijing reported a suspected case of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) which resulted in the hospitalization of the 20-year-old nurse suspected of being infected with the virus and the quarantine of five people who had been in contact with her and were beginning to show some SARS symptoms. Chinese media reported that a total of […]
The Chinese government declared victory over avian influenza and lifted quarantine measures in the cities of Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Lhasa, Tibet. The Ministry of Agriculture announced that no new cases had emerged for 29 days. Ministry officials said that plans for a laboratory system and animal disease control center were under consideration […]
China announced the opening of its first DNA databank. Guangzhou No 12 People's Hospital and the UK's University of Birmingham plan to collaborate in creating health profiles for 50,000 Guangzhou residents within the next five years. Information on participants� medical history, lifestyle and occupation will be catalogued along with a blood sample, containing their DNA. […]
Harbin, in the remote northeast of China, is shrugging off its corrupt history as it looks to develop a middle class.