Health of victims get priority in relief work

From the mobilization of more hospitals for treating patients to mass vaccinations for preventing disease outbreaks, the authorities are pushing ahead with measures to ensure the health of victims hit by the May 12 quake in Sichuan province.

To ease the strain on medical staff and hospitals treating quake victims in the province, more than 10,000 people injured by the 8-magnitude temblor have been transferred to hospitals in other parts of the country as of yesterday, Xinhua News Agency reported.

As of Saturday, hospitals in major cities had treated 89,818 quake survivors, of whom 59,877 have been discharged, latest official statistics have showed.