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To: RealMuLan who wrote (32792)	5/1/2003 12:10:05 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) of 74559

01 May 2003 10:35:52 GMT China's Shanghai cancels SARS quarantine order -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHANGHAI, May 1 (Reuters) - Shanghai has cancelled a harsh quarantine order it had imposed on several districts to protect China's commercial hub from an outbreak of the deadly flu-like SARS virus, a city official said on Thursday. The order had only recently been put in place but took many, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), by surprise. It subjected tourists from SARS-hit areas such as Hong Kong to a 14-day mandatory quarantine period in their hotel rooms, the official said. "Only a very small number of districts were doing this. They meant well and were just trying to protect themselves. It was a bit extreme," said Li Wei, an official with the city's information office. "Last evening a meeting was held and they were told not to overstep boundaries laid down by the municipal government," he told Reuters, adding that district governments had since been issued an official notice to stop the practice. The quarantine had also applied to visitors from the provinces and regions of Beijing, Shanxi, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia and Guangdong -- some of the worst-hit areas globally. Shanghai's toll from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome stands at two infections with 12 suspected cases, but the WHO has warned of a much wider outbreak. alertnet.org

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