Major hospitals to beef up security

Some major hospitals in Beijing will be equipped with security checkpoints to improve safety for hospital staff, according to Beijing's top health authority.

Anyone entering medical institutions with prohibited items such as daggers or long knives will be detained, according to a circular released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning on Monday.

The commission also announced on Monday the start of a one-year campaign in Beijing, with the cooperation of other departments such as the Beijing Public Security Bureau, to fight legal violations and crimes involving hospitals and hospital staff.