Chinese mainland's SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) figures were reliable, said China's executive vice-minister of health Gao Qiang.
Gao made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing Friday, saying that can be proved in three aspects.
First is the government's anti-SARS measures have proved effective and have been implemented on the ground, Gao said, adding related sides and countries showed affirmative opinion on that.
Beijing's sufficiency of medical resources also reflected the falling of SARS cases, Gao said.
Beijing witnessed a serious lack of medical resources in April, such as ambulances and beds for the SARS patients. The city then designated 19 SARS-only hospitals for the patients, but now the city has reduced the hospitals to seven.
"Even though, the seven hospitals have over 1,000 abundant beds," Gao said.
The social atmosphere in Beijing also relaxed compared with that a month ago, Gao said, a sign that the public regards the figure as reliable.
(Xinhua News Agency May 30, 2003)
