Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region yesterday resumed temperature taking, a pre - checkup counter and fever outpatient service in all medical institutions in a bid to prevent a possible comeback of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

An official from the regional health bureau said they had released a set of standards concerning clinical diagnosis and treatment of SARS and urged all medical institutions to be well prepared for SARS diagnosis and treatment.

The bureau also said in a special circular that all village clinics should report patients with fever, or patients with other symptoms of SARS and those who have close contact with them, to township hospitals, and privately-run township clinics are not allowed to treat patients with fever and should relay them to be treated at nearby hospitals.

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