Chinese Authorities Launch Investigation into HIV-Infected Syringe

Police authorities in China are conducting an investigation into an incident where a man in a taxi was pricked with a syringe filled with an unidentified liquid.

Police authorities in China are conducting an investigation into an incident where a man in a taxi was pricked with a syringe filled with an unidentified liquid that has been tested positive for HIV.

Police have set up a special team to investigate the case and have asked people to provide tips, reported Xinhua citing the Beijing municipal public security bureau.

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The man was pricked by the syringe after getting into a cab in the city's Haidian district Aug 21. He reported the incident to police the same day.

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The municipal centre for disease control and prevention said an unidentified liquid left in the syringe has tested positive for HIV.

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