China warns of stability threat from H1N1 flu.Byline: Reuters BEIJING: China s public security ministry has warned police to be on guard against any threats to public order linked to the spread of the H1N1 strain of flu, including the spreading of rumours and price-gouging for drugs. China has reported 11,722 cases of H1N1 flu, from which 7,231 people have recovered. No one has died in China, though there are six cases listed as serious by the Health Ministry. But the stability-obsessed government is taking no chances in the world s most populous pop·u·lous adj. Containing many people or inhabitants; having a large population. [Middle English, from Latin popul nation, with its huge disparities between rich and poor and patchy PATCHY - A Fortran code management program written at CERN. health system. "The Ministry of Public Security ... demands all security organs pay great attention to the possible effects on social stability from the virus and work hard at stopping the virus and maintaining stability," it said on its website (www.mps.gov.cn). "Strike hard against rumour mongers, the sale and production of fake, shoddy shod·dy adj. shod·di·er, shod·di·est 1. Made of or containing inferior material. 2. a. Of poor quality or craft. b. Rundown; shabby. 3. drugs and equipment, and the driving up of medicine prices," it added in a statement issued late on Friday. "Prevent the spread of the virus from disturbing normal social order and anything which may affect the smooth progress of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the founding of new China." The capital Beijing is already under tightened security ahead of the Oct. 1 anniversary of 60 years of Communist rule. The health minister this month warned that China faced a grim situation in containing H1N1 as schools start up again and the number of cases rises. The government plans to have enough flu vaccine The flu vaccine is a vaccine to protect against the highly variable influenza virus. The annual flu kills an estimated 36,000 people in the United States. to cover 5 percent of its 1.3 billion population by year-end. E Muscat Muscat, Maskat, or Masqat (all: mŭs`kăt, mŭs`kət), city (1993 pop. 533,774), capital of Oman, SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. It is flanked by rugged mountains. Press and Publishing House SAOC SAOC Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization SAOC Sunbeam Alpine Owners Club (UK) SAOC Sector Air Operations Center SAOC South African Orchid Council SAOC Submariners Association Of Canada (Gloucester, ON, Canada) 2009 Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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