Spokeswoman: Not clear how long New Orleans mayor will be quarantined in China

Length of China quarantine uncertain for La. mayor

NEW ORLEANS — A spokeswoman for New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin says Chinese officials haven’t said when they’ll end a quarantine for the mayor, his wife and a security guard.

Nagin spokeswoman Ceeon Quiett said Nagin is feeling fine and that the three, as of early Tuesday, had not been tested for swine flu. They’ve been quarantined in a Shanghai hotel since Sunday, after a passenger on Nagin’s flight from New Jersey showed flu symptoms.

China has been imposing quarantines and temperature checks at airports throughout the country. If the quarantined individuals display no flu symptoms, they are usually released in about seven days.

Nagin was supposed to leave Tuesday for Australia. The status of that leg of the trip was unclear.