¡¡¡¡BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhuanet) -- China's anti-SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) research will study SARS transmission patterns and epidemiological prevention, develop vaccines and anti-virus drugs, and develop a diagnostic kit for epidemiological investigation and clinical differentiation.

¡¡¡¡Li Xueyong, China's vice-minister of Science and Technology, spoke at a press conference on Wednesday.

¡¡¡¡He said the national anti-SARS research sector, consisting of ten government departments, will shift its focus from urgent research and short-term goals to key problems and medium to long-term projects.

¡¡¡¡Since its establishment on April 25 this year, the research sector has initiated 95 projects involving 3,000 science and technology staff and 120 million RMB investment, and has made substantial achievements in SARS diagnosis and treatment. Enditem