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US experts: China's quarantine action understandable

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-07 20:47

The paper said the international community should not react too emotionally against China's measures to quarantine travelers from Mexico and students from Canada even if no symptoms of the disease had been found.

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Mexico and Canada are countries where the A/ H1N1 flu first started, and therefore there is no reason to criticize other countries for their high vigilance against the disease, the paper added.

The World Journal said China wants to make 100 percent sure that no A/H1N1 flu virus spreads in the country, and thus it was necessary to quarantine travelers, especially group travelers from North America.

The paper said China has lower public health standards and a higher population density than the United States, Canada and Japan, and once the A/H1N1 virus enters the country, it could easily spread and be more disastrous than that in Mexico.

The paper said that in the eyes of some Western countries, China's actions left much to be desired. But if taking into account China's SARS experience several years ago, it could be excused.

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