Medical insurance

STARTING Nov. 1, Shenzhen is allowing local patients with tuberculosis to have their medical fees partially reimbursed, the city’s human resources and social security bureau said Wednesday.

An official with the bureau said that up to 90 percent of medical fees can be reimbursed for a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis under the medical insurance scheme for serious diseases.

At present, 15 types of serious diseases are covered by the city’s serious disease insurance program.

Two injured

TWO people were slightly injured when two elevated sightseeing trains collided at the Happy Valley theme park in Nanshan District on Thursday morning, sznews.com reported.

About 20 passengers were on the trains when the collision took place.

The park had previously planned to replace all of the sightseeing trains Nov. 8, according to park staffers.

The incident is being investigated.