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Beijing Hotels Told to Stock Condoms to Combat AIDS: Report

November 29, 2007

All hotels in Beijing have been ordered to stock condoms in every room by the end of next year, the state-run Xinhua News Agency has reported. The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau said the hotels will be allowed to charge for the condoms. Although the bureau has been encouraging hotels to furnish condoms for several years, government statistics show that only 133 of the capital's 700 hotels have done so.

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11.24.2007

This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.

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