China quarantines New Orleans mayor

Published: 9 June 2009 y., Tuesday
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has been quarantined in Shanghai after a passenger on the same flight exhibited flu-like symptoms.

Officials in Shanghai added that the Americans would be placed under medical observation for seven days and would be released if they did not show any symptoms of the H1N1 flu virus.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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