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China Springs Nagin After Swine Flu Scare

Quarantine lifted, New Orleans mayor, wife leave Shanghai

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(Newser) – Ray Nagin prepared to leave Shanghai today after four days in quarantine imposed after possible exposure to the swine flu virus. The New Orleans mayor, his wife, and a member of their security detail had been in a hotel-turned-clinic since learning that a fellow passenger on their flight from Newark had shown flu symptoms, the Times-Picayune reports.

"We are departing Shanghai today in the best of health and spirits," Nagin said in a statement.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is seen in a Sept. 23, 2008, file photo.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is seen in a Sept. 23, 2008, file photo.   (AP Photo)
A woman wears a protective mask as a precautionary measure against swine flu at a park outside Shanghai, May 30, 2009.
A woman wears a protective mask as a precautionary measure against swine flu at a park outside Shanghai, May 30, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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