China orders epidemics to be reported within 2 hours (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-09-08 18:32
BEIJING -- Doctors and grass-roots health organizations in China are required
to report epidemics within two hours of their discovery, according to a newly
revised regulation released by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
The revised regulation states that medical organizations at county level,
including private clinics, are responsible for reporting epidemics to the local
health department.
The infectious diseases listed in the regulation include SARS, poliomyelitis
and human bird flu.
The report must be sent out as quickly as possible, via internet, fax or
phone calls. The health department should then send reports to the local
governments and higher health departments, the regulation stipulates.
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