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China's Ministry of Finance said Wednesday it has allocated 303 million yuan ($48.6 million) from the central coffers to better prevent human infections of the H7N9 avian flu.
China confirmed five new cases of H7N9 avian influenza, with three, including one death, in east China's Shanghai and two in neighboring Jiangsu province. Better hygiene needed to combat H7N9
Chinese health authorities said that as of 5 p.m. Sunday, the country had reported a total of 20 H7N9 cases, including six that have ended in fatalities.
Two more people were confirmed infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain in Shanghai, local authorities said Sunday.
Testing reagents for the H7N9 avian influenza virus have been distributed among 409 flu monitoring sites across China. 
Sunday: Shanghai reports two more H7N9 cases China reports 20 H7N9 cases, 6 fatal China 'more transparent' in handling epidemics Dead sparrows in Nanjing not infected with H7N9
Three major cities in China have suspended trade in live poultry while the rest of the country remains on edge after 18 cases of H7N9 in humans have been reported in East China.
China has approved a new type of flu drug that it believes may be effective in treating H7N9 bird flu virus.Dead sparrows in Nanjing not infected with H7N9 18th bird-flu case recorded Shanghai reports two more H7N9 cases China 'more transparent' in handling epidemics
Two more people were confirmed infected with the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain that has claimed the lives of six people nationwide, local authorities said Saturday. China approves anti-flu drug with H7N9 potential China 'more transparent' in handling epidemics China's confirmed H7N9 cases isolated
Experts have praised China for its increased transparency in handling public health incidents, after the emergence of the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu. China's confirmed H7N9 cases isolated: authorities UN praises China's quick notification of H7N9
Authorities in East China's Hangzhou city on Saturday suspended trades of live poultry in a farm produce market after H7N9 bird flu virus was detected from quails sold on the market.
Chinese health authorities said on Saturday that the country's 16 confirmed H7N9 cases were isolated and there has been no sign of human-to-human transmission.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday commended China's quick notification of human cases of the A(H7N9) bird flu virus.
Shanghai authorities on Saturday started banning all live poultry from other parts of the country from entering the city after temporarily closing three markets to battle the H7N9 bird flu.
Additional measures will be implemented to boost Hong Kong's resistance to, and detection of, the H7N9 bird flu virus, the city's government said Friday.
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