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US mayor out of quarantine, left for Sydney
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-11 13:46

US mayor out of quarantine, left for Sydney
This December 23, 2008 file photo shows New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin. [Agencies]
SHANGHAI -- Mayor Ray Nagin of New Orleans of the United States was out of quarantine and left Shanghai for Australia, the New Orleans city spokesman James Ross said on Thursday.

Xinhua's reporter called James Ross shortly after Wednesday midnight. Ross, who was in Sydney at that time, confirmed that Nagin, his wife Seletha and a security guard, left Shanghai and were on the flight to Australia.

They had been quarantined after arriving in Shanghai Friday after a fellow passenger on his flight fell ill with a suspected case of A(H1N1) flue,

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Ross also told Xinhua that the three people were in good condition, and will continue their business trip in Sydney.

Nagin is on a 10-day trip to China and Australia aimed at promoting business to his city.