The provincial Department of Health announced today that the new Zhejiang rural cooperative medicare system started to cover A/H1N1 treatment. Both outpatient and hospitalization fees will be reimbursed in the system.

Up to 15:00 today, Zhejiang has reported 642 cases of A/H1N1, 47 of which were new cases, with 8 new inpatients and the other 39 receiving treatment at home. All patients are in stable condition.