A Beijing municipal official Friday denied rumors that martial law
would be enforced in the city to control the spread of the SARS
disease.
The government will not close expressways and the airport for this
purpose, said Cai Fuchao, a senior publicity official, at a press
conference.
The Beijing municipal government has isolated some areas where
patients of SARS have been spotted, in a bid to curb the spread of
the disease and protect the 13 million people in Beijing, he
said.
(Xinhua News Agency April 25, 2003)