Chinese health departments said Thursday more people were put under quarantine while the two citizens who were confirmed to have contracted A/H1N1 this week were recovering swiftly.
Health authorities in east China’s Shandong Province put 30 people under home or hospital quarantine as of 2 p.m. Thursday to check for symptoms of A/H1N1 influenza, said the provincial health department at a news briefing held Thursday.
The 30 people, consisting of 27 passengers and three train service workers, were in close contact in a Beijing-Jinan train with a male resident of Shandong who health officials said Wednesday had tested positive for A/H1N1 flu. They didn’t show any symptoms of the disease.
The provincial health authorities are seeking the remainder 13 other passengers who were in the same car of train D41, from Beijing to the provincial capital of Jinan, Monday night.
After the man who was only identified by his family name as Lu was diagnosed, Shandong Province declared China’s first A/H1N1 flu health emergency at about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Wang Suilian, vice governor of the eastern province, said Shandong declared the second-level health emergency, which will involve many departments coordinating to contain the disease and keep the public informed.
