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广播听力:Authorities Take New Measures against H7N9

Source: CRI    2013-05-04  我要投稿   论坛   Favorite  

The H7N9 avian influenza virus has claimed another life here in China.

A 55-year-old man has died in Hunan.

He was from neighboring Jiangxi.

He died after more than 2-weeks of treatment.

So far 27 of the 127 infected with the H7N9 strain of the virus have died.

26 have fully recovered.

Authorities continue to insist there is no proof the virus is transmitted from human-to-human.

Meantime, Chinese authorities are tightening the protocols surrounding the cleaning and disinfecting of live poultry markets.

Live poultry markets in Guangdong are being alternately shut down throughout this coming weekend for cleaning and disi