Injured survivors to arrive in Beijing

About 100 injured quake survivors from Sichuan are scheduled to arrive in Beijing today for treatment and rehabilitation.

The move is part of an effort to move people wounded in the massive earthquake to other parts of the country to ease the strain on medics and hospitals in Sichuan.

The Beijing Geriatric Hospital - designated as the treatment facility in the capital for quake victims - has prepared 101 beds and a special medical team comprising 35 doctors and 60 nurses, said Zhang Jingping, a division director of the hospital.