Concerns about the H7N9 bird flu have prompted Taiwan to impose a ban on slaughtering live poultry at traditional markets from June 17.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong has urged efforts to prevent and control the spread of H7N9 bird flu and cure infected patients.
Over 500 fowl were killed in Beijing's Shunyi District, where the city's first case of H7N9 bird flu was reported on Saturday.
A group of medical, veterinary and avian experts recently gathered in Beijing to see if there is a relation between the current outbreak of the H7N9 avian flu virus and migratory birds.
East China's Jiangsu province will offer reimbursement for all expenses incurred by H7N9 bird flu treatment, local authorities said on Friday.
Even as US officials awaited the arrival of a sample of the H7N7 virus from China government-backed researchers had already begun testing a "seed" strain of the virus made from the genetic code posted on the Internet.
China's science and health authorities have announced a new project to fight the H7N9 virus, and plan to develop a vaccine within seven months.
City authorities in Nanjing ordered on Sunday that urban residents kill all their poultry and livestock, regardless of their health.
The Chinese mainland is providing an H7N9 avian influenza virus strain to Taiwan as part of joint efforts to prevent and control the disease.
A 10-yuan ($1.60) herbal remedy, indigowoad roots, or banlangen, has been selling out in stores across Shanghai and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung says Tuesday that the government will ensure adequate manpower and resources to fight any possible H7N9 outbreak in the city.
The Guangdong provincial government announced on Sunday it has set up a fund to help H7N9 patients in financial difficulties.
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