Approved by Jiang Zemin, chairman of the Central Military
Commission, a total of 1,200 military doctors and nurses have been
transferred from all major military units to Beijing's designated
SARS hospitals.
To
date, 333 military medical staff from Beijing Military Area
Command, Shenyang Military Area Command and Jinan Military Area
Command have arrived in a SARS patient reception hospital located
in Xiaotangshan, a suburb of Beijing.
Liao Xilong, member of the Central Military Commission and
director-general of the General Logistics Department of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army, visited the Xiaotangshan Hospital Monday
afternoon to meet the first batch of military medical staff,
encouraging them to make greater contribution to fighting SARS and
safeguarding people's health and life.
The Central Military Commission has attached great importance to
the emergency transferring of military medical staff to Beijing,
stressing it is a top priority for the Communist Party of China and
the whole country to fight SARS and that it is an unshirkable duty
of the army to provide medical aid to local hospitals. The whole
army is required to select capable medical staff to provide
sufficient guarantees and complete successfully the task of
fighting SARS.
The designated SARS treatment hospital has 1,000 patient beds. The
1,200 military doctors and nurses will arrive at Xiaotangshan in
three groups and be all at their new posts before May 5.
(PLA Daily April 29, 2003)