China's Response to SARS - Quarantine
- SARS appeared November 2002
- State measures to inhibit spread begin March 2003
- Divergent response (different responses based on city or region)
- Mandatory hospitalization if symptomatic
- Lax mass-isolation measures, no state mandated shutdown of most businesses
- Shutdown of mass-gathering businesses (entertainment venues)
China's Response to SARS - Travel Restrictions
- Local screenings of internal travelers
- Health declaration cards (international and internal)
- Having a card 'proved' that one did not have the disease