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Quarantined people 'seem healthy'
By Xie Chuanjiao in Beijing and Huang Zhiling in Chengdu (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-05-12 08:16 Beijing authorities quarantined 264 people, including 70 foreigners, after the first A(H1N1) case was confirmed on the mainland, officials said Monday. A total of 161 people, including 61 foreigners, were placed under medical observation as of 9 pm last night at Beijing's Guomen Hotel, Yu Debin, deputy chief of Beijing municipal tourism bureau, told China Daily. Foreigners quarantined at the hotel are from the United States, Japan, France, Canada, the United Kingdom and Kenya, Yu said.
The rest of those quarantined in the capital, including nine foreigners, are staying at the Hanglu Hotel, a stone's throw from the Beijing international airport, where the man, surnamed Bao, confirmed to be carrying the flu spent a night before flying to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, on Saturday, Deng Ying, chief of Beijing centers for diseases control and prevention, told a press briefing Monday afternoon. The Guomen Hotel, located between the northeast fourth and fifth ring roads, has been asked to host travelers quarantined amid the H1N1 flu outbreak. The condition of all the quarantined travelers is "normal" and the authorities have provided experienced doctors with adequate foreign language skills, officials said.
"Those under quarantine are staying alone in the rooms. However, we are allowing children to stay with their parents," Yu said. The kitchen staff at the hotel prepare eight hot dishes, four kinds of staple food and at least two nutritious soups for each meal. According to officials, the hotel staff are trying to make the visitors' stay as comfortable as possible. "They (the staff) prepared a comfortable baby bed for an 8-year-old boy from the US, and bought toys for another two kids from France and China," said Yu. "Such care will help us better observe them medically." |
