Anchor:
China's health authorities said while ensuring medical treatment for all people injured in the Sichuan earthquake, disinfection measures have also been taken throughout the region. So far no case of major epidemic diseases has been reported. CRI's Zheng Chenguang reports.

Reporter:
More than two weeks after the deadly earthquake hit China's southwestern province of Sichuan, medical personnel are now shifting attention to the disinfection of quake regions so as to contain outbreaks of epidemic diseases.

China's Ministry of Health says it has taken a number of measures to prevent epidemic outbreaks as the hot summer days are approaching.

Sun Jiahai is the spokesman of the ministry.

"We will send in senior experts on prevention of epidemics to lead the anti-epidemic work. We will also continue to adopt such a system where specified staff members will be responsible for disinfection work in a certain area. We will also establish an epidemics reporting mechanism to monitor and report the epidemics on a daily basis."

Sun Jiahai added that ensuring food safety and handling the remains of the dead have also become the priorities of their work.

When asked to comment on the concern that quake victims might not be able to afford the expenses for the treatments, Sun Jiahai says such factor should never become an obstacle that would delay treatments.

"Facing such a disaster, the governments at all levels have taken good care of the injured victims. We will release a series of policies on the medical treatment of the victims. Our overall principle is that medical cost will not delay any single patient from receiving treatment."

Sun Jiahai also said the ministry greatly appreciates the assistance offered by foreign medical teams.

So far the confirmed death toll from the 8 magnitude earthquake stands at over 67 thousand.

Zheng Chenguang, CRI news.