A total of 320 million yuan has been earmarked by governments at
various levels of Beijing to improve the emergency response system
for fighting SARS.
And leaders of Beijing municipal government have pledged that more
money will be allocated to the anti-SARS cause.
To
date, 210 million yuan allocated by city-level governments has been
used to establish Beijing disease control center, improvethe city's
epidemic emergency response system, stockpile equipmentfor curbing
the spread of SARS, equip SARS virus research labs andupdate
equipment for designated SARS patient hospitals.
The 110 million yuan in SARS fighting funds allocated by district
or county-level governments has been used to buy more SARS
diagnostic equipment for hospitals and to update SARS-proof
equipment for medical staff who work for district or
county-designated SARS patient hospitals.
(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2003)
