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Published 07/09/2009 by Xinhua News Agency


Asian countries adopt new measures to control A/H1N1 flu

HONG KONG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- As influenza A/H1N1 has become endemic among global communities, more and more Asian countries have taken new measures to control the flu by focusing on high-risk patients instead of mass quarantine from the virus.

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...not required. "By focusing on high-risk patients needing hospitalization, we can provide these patients with the best chance of a full recovery" the ministry said...
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