Clinics to curb spread of virus infections

BEIJING - The capital has set up 60 free outpatient clinics to try to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, says the city's health bureau.

"We have been striving to expand and intensify the comprehensive and unified fight that is going on against HIV/AIDS in this city," said Zhao Chunhui, deputy director of the bureau. "To detect infections early, it's important that the community clinics provide basic advice and consulting."

Since 1985, 10,071 people have been reported to have HIV/AIDS in Beijing, according to the bureau. Of them, 7,564 came from other provinces, 75.1 percent of the total, and 326 from foreign countries.