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No 'Large Escape' of College Students in Beijing: Official

A senior official ruled out Friday any "large escape" of college students in Beijing caused by the panic over severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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A senior official ruled out Friday any "large escape" of college students in Beijing caused by the panic over severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

Cai Fuchao, director of the publicity department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), made the remarks at a press conference.

Currently, 39 out of the 670,000 college students in the Chinese capital were confirmed SARS patients, he said.

According to Cai, students who applied to return hometown should meet following criteria:

-- Passing medical examination and no such symptoms as fever;

-- Destination not labeled as SARS-infected area;

-- Destination not in rural area;

-- Destination not in western region.

College authorities were required to keep close contacts with those already leaving Beijing, Cai said.

No Farmer Confirmed to be SARS in Beijing so far

There is no single rural resident confirmed to be infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Beijing so far.

Several millions of people live in Beijing's rural areas, Cai said.

Officials at all levels in rural Beijing were required to take full measures for ensuring the health of residents in their administrative areas, he said.

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