More people and worksites in Beijing have been quarantined in an effort to help prevent the spread of SARS.
According to the Beijing government, as of 10:00 am Thursday, one more worksite was quarantined, bringing to two the number of worksites closed.
The number of quarantined people increased by 1,424 from Wednesday, bringing the total to 12,706.
So far, 2,857 quarantined people have been released from medical isolation.
(Xinhua News Agency May 2, 2003)
