SARS patient out of danger |
http://www.sina.com.cn 2003/04/08 10:48 Shanghai Daily |
The Shanghai government confirmed yesterday that the local woman who was diagnosed last week with severe acute respiratory syndrome contracted the disease after a trip to Hong Kong in late March and she is now in stable condition at the Shanghai Infectious Disease Hospital. While the unnamed woman still must use a respiratory machine at times, doctors say her life is no longer in danger. Her relatives have already been examined, but none showed symptoms of SARS, said Liu Guohua, a vice director of the Shanghai Health Bureau. The city government reiterated that there has only been one case of SARS reported in Shanghai to date and the health bureau has set up a strict monitoring and control net-work to stop the spread of the illness. Nine people in the city have been tested after showing symptoms of the disease, according to local officials, but only the unnamed woman was diagnosed with SARS. All local hospitals are required to keep a close eye on SARS and quarantine any patients they suspect ofshavingsthe disease, officials said. "About 110 main hospitals have set up monitoring stations and are required to report to a special office in the disease prevention and control center in each district, as well as the Shanghai Disease Prevention and Control Center, as soon as possible," said Peng Jing, another vice director of the health bureau. Four hospitals in the city were designated yesterday as main medical facilities to treat SARS cases. Local residents will be treated at Shanghai Infectious Disease Hospital, expatriates will be sent to Shanghai Lung Hospital, while children from both home and abroad will be sent to Shanghai Children's Medical Center and Fudan University's Children's Hospital. Local hospitals say they aren't seeing many people worried about the disease and public venues, such as cinemas and karaoke bars, around town say their businesses have not been hurt by the SARS epidemic. "The number of patients in the emergency department hasn't jumped. We don't see many sensitive patients swarmingsintosthe hospital out of fear of SARS," said Dr Zhu Yongsong from Renji Hospital. "We have provided doctors and nurses with masks and conducted strict disinfection measures in the hospitals," Dr Zhu added. The Shanghai American School reopened yesterday after classes were canceled for two days, after some parents worried about a student who suffered from high fever and was hospitalized on April 1. The student has recovered from tonsil inflammation and is back to school, the school said yesterday. "We have disinfected the school completely, from classrooms to the canteen. We will ensure good air circulation in each classroom," said school spokesman Tang Chun. While rumors had spread that some people had contracted the disease at Xintiandi, the Shanghai UME International Cineplex located there says it has not been affected. "Our business is going on as well as ever," said Diana Dai, a spokeswoman for the UME cineplex. |
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