Chinese premier urges tightened measures against A(H1N1) flu

• Source: Xinhua
• [20:39 November 01 2009]
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R2) talks with patients at the Beijing Children's Hospital in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 31, 2009. Premier Wen visited A(H1N1) patients and medical staff at the Beijing Children's Hospital in Beijing on Saturday.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday called for tightened prevention measures against A(H1N1) influenza as the country recorded an increasing number of people catching seasonal influenza upon the arrival of winter.

In a visit to a children's hospital in the Chinese capital, Wen said the country faces severe challenges in the prevention and control of A(H1N1) and some areas are likely to have a sharp increase in the number of patients infected by the epidemic.

He said the country is fully confident and capable of doing well the prevention and control work of the A(H1N1) flu and would spare no effort in helping patients, especially those with severe symptoms, to recover.

Doctors would reassure patients that A(H1N1) flu can be prevented, controlled, and cured, he said.

Wen required intensified efforts to spread the knowledge concerning prevention and control of A(H1N1) flu and asked medical authorities to beef up prevention measures in schools and urban communities.

He also urged to mobilize residents to inoculate A(H1N1) flu vaccines on a volunteer basis and called on vaccine producers to speed up their production.

Medical staff should be careful and avoid infection when treating patients, he said.