Quarantined people "seem healthy"

Source: China Daily | 05-12-2009 09:12

By Xie Chuanjiao in Beijing and Huang Zhiling in Chengdu (China Daily)

Beijing authorities quarantined 264 people, including 70 foreigners, after the first A(H1N1) case was confirmed on the mainland, officials said Monday.

A total of 161 people, including 61 foreigners, were placed under medical observation as of 9 pm last night at Beijing's Guomen Hotel, Yu Debin, deputy chief of Beijing municipal tourism bureau, told China Daily.

Foreigners quarantined at the hotel are from the United States, Japan, France, Canada, the United Kingdom and Kenya, Yu said.

The rest of those quarantined in the capital, including nine foreigners, are staying at the Hanglu Hotel, a stone's throw from the Beijing international airport, where the man, surnamed Bao, confirmed to be carrying the flu spent a night before flying to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, on Saturday, Deng Ying, chief of Beijing centers for diseases control and prevention, told a press briefing Monday afternoon.