China's Ministry of Health urged hospitals to be on the lookout for
AIDS patients infected by SARS in a circular issued on Sunday.
AIDS patients diagnosed as probable or suspect SARS patients should
be taken to the nearest SARS hospital for treatment.
Designated SARS hospitals which refuse to accept AIDS-SARS patients
will be punished, said the circular.
The Ministry of Health issued the circular upon learning that
certain medical institutions had refused to admit AIDS patients or
HIV carriers.
The circular also listed specific conditions under which the
transfer of AIDS-SARS patients would be allowed, as well as details
on special medical prevention for such patients.
(Xinhua News Agency June 8, 2003)