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Carrying nearly 140 quarantined Mexican citizens have arrived Mexico yesterday on a chartered jet. These Mexican
citizens didn’t have any swine flu symptoms, but still the Chinese government officials quarantined them and ask them to leave the country.
The Mexican Govt. officials and first lady Margarita Zavala received these passengers at Mexico City international airport. The exact number of these passengers wasn’t confirmed by the officials, but they were about 140.
This quarantine has been criticized as discriminatory and unfair by the Mexican Govt. Those 71 Mexicans citizens that were held at hotels and hospitals in China, none of them was found with any symptom of swine flu.
According to a US study, lung disease will cause more than 80 million deaths in China in the next 25 years. However, the researchers believe that a large of number of those premature deaths can be avoided.
In this study, the researchers focused on the disturbing impact of the common practice of burning wood or coal at home and smoking.
The researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health research assessed considering a 30-year period (Including the last five and the next 25 years.)
Though lung disease is considered a leading cause of death in China, the study suggests a shocking rise as it calculates around 83 million deaths in the 30-year period.
Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are being considered the major killer in this connection.
The lead author of the study, Professor Majid Ezzati , says that many millions of lives can be saved if the government of China shows some serious concern.
