The national railway, road and maritime transportation sectors are
stepping up efforts in the fight against the severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS).
At
one of Beijing's two major passenger railway stations, the Beijing
West Railway Station, posters and photos on SARS prevention can be
seen everywhere, notifying passengers about how to protect
themselves from the threat of SARS.
Guo Qifu, deputy director of the station, Wednesday said a special
office for epidemic prevention has been set up in the station, in
addition to a SARS monitoring group headed by station leaders.
The office will collect relevant SARS information and report SARS
cases found at the station, which handles about 50,000 passengers
daily, Guo said.
Guo said the station has also strengthened sanitation and
sterilization work and done its utmost to ensure the health of all
passengers and station staff.
The Ministry of Communications Wednesday also issued a notice to
national road construction sites urging further sanitation and
sterilization measures.
All workers at these sites should be well-informed about SARS and
about relevant preventive measures, said the ministry.
Workers' movements should also be registered in a timely
manner.
The administrative shipping sector of the Yangtze River has also
drafted an emergency response plan for potential SARS cases, and
local medical and epidemic prevention agencies have also made
preparations for emergency SARS treatment.
(Xinhua News Agency April 24, 2003)
