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The Associated Press - Wednesday, September 4, 1996 12:33
Only half of China's 30 provinces, autonomous regions and major cities now have laboratories which can accurately test for HIV, the virus which causes AIDS, the China Daily said.
The newspaper did not say when the laboratories will be operational.
By the end of 1995, China had recorded 3,341 cases of HIV infection, including 117 patients who developed AIDS, the China Daily said. Health experts believe the real number is much higher.
Dai Zhicheng, director of disease control in China's health ministry, said the number of HIV carriers detected has declined this year, but he did not give exact figures.
China's State Council, or cabinet, plans a meeting to formulate long-term policies to combat the disease, the newspaper said. A national conference on AIDS prevention is scheduled for October.
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