PLA Daily 2003-05-09

　　Approved by the Central Military Commission, the PLA's Anti-SARS Office sent its first batch of inspection teams to military units to check SARS prevention work.

　　Composed of medical experts and senior officials from the four general headquarters/departments of the PLA, the teams were sent to the military units in late April.

　　Liao Xilong,　member of the Central Military Committee and director of the General Logistics Department of the PLA, urged the teams to earnestly fulfill their inspection task and give guidance to military organizations in SARS prevention.

　　Inspection teams will focus its inspection work on military organs, institutes, colleges, hospitals and epidemic prevention organizations. The information gathered will be reported to the army's anti-SARS office.

　　After days of inspections, the teams found that the anti-SARS work had been carried out satisfactorily by various military organizations, and each organization has, in light of their own special situation, set up special teams, such as the leading group, SARS prevention office, supervision team, etc, to effectively guide the SARS prevention work.

　　Meanwhile military units make full use TV, newspapers and other means to popularize the knowledge on SARS treatment and prevention so as to build up confidence of the military units in their fight against SARS.

　　(May 8, Xinhuanet)