PLA Daily 2003-05-02

　　President Hu Jintao has called for a "People's War" against SARS and urged local authorities at all levels to be aware of the importance of the need to control the epidemic.

　　Hu, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made his comments on May 1, while touring in Tianjin, north China, to see local anti-SARS efforts.

　　Hu, together with Vice-Premier Wu Yi, visited the city's center of disease control, talked with local scientists about SARS and thanked them for their contribution to the anti-SARS campaign.

　　The key to defeating the epidemic lies in bringing into play the important role of science and technology, the president said. Successful results achieved during the study of the SARS virus should be brought into use as early as possible, he said.

　　During his stay in Tianjin, Hu also visited local communities and a supermarket.

　　(May 1, Xinhuanet)