Chinese Hotels With No Condoms To Be Fined

A Chinese province has taken the unusual step of fining hotels and bars more than $650 if they do not provide condoms. Officials say the measure is part of efforts to fight the spread ofAIDS in the country.

The eastern province of Zhejiang says it has already started enforcing the rules.

"Condoms or condom-vending machines must be placed in hotels, bars and designated public places, or the managers will be fined 5,000 yuan ($650)", the provincial report says.

The Chinese government originally stigmatized AIDS as a disease of the decadent, capitalist West but has since woken up to the problem after health experts warned the virus is now moving into the general population.

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