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Both groups warned that the situation remained critical, saying the virus in China had begun to spread quickly in the general population, with about 200 new infections a day.
Most of the new cases were in intravenous drug users or sex workers and their clients. But there are also a growing number of infected pregnant mothers and spouses of the clients of sex workers.
The new regulation protects the rights and privacy of AIDS patients and HIV carriers, as well as their relatives, Xinhua said.
Their rights of marriage, employment, medical care and education are guaranteed, Xinhua said.
The guidelines also hold people with HIV responsible for telling spouses, sexual partners and doctors about their infection. Anyone intentionally infecting others would be punished, Xinhua said.
Both groups warned that the situation remained critical, saying the virus in China had begun to spread quickly in the general population, with about 200 new infections a day.
Most of the new cases were in intravenous drug users or sex workers and their clients. But there are also a growing number of infected pregnant mothers and spouses of the clients of sex workers.
The new regulation protects the rights and privacy of AIDS patients and HIV carriers, as well as their relatives, Xinhua said.
Their rights of marriage, employment, medical care and education are guaranteed, Xinhua said.
The guidelines also hold people with HIV responsible for telling spouses, sexual partners and doctors about their infection. Anyone intentionally infecting others would be punished, Xinhua said.
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