SARS Update:
US economy starting to feel effect of SARS
Amid heightened concerns about SARS, the US economy is starting to feel the effects of the deadly new strain of pneumonia, according to new industry and government reports.
The US Federal Reserve, in its Beige Book survey released Wednesday, cited SARS as a factor holding back an ailing US economy by cutting into tourism in some regions of the country.
"San Francisco noted that international travel had weakened, due in part to the SARS outbreak in Asia. Dallas observed a decline in air travel due to the onset of the war and the SARS outbreak," the Beige Book said.
The staggering airline industry is especially hard hit by the outbreak.
sg.biz.yahoo.com
Beijing Closes Major Hospital as SARS Fears Grow
Canadian Officials Criticize Travel Warning
By Joe McDonald
Associated Press Writer
Thursday, April 24, 2003; 8:31 AM
BEIJING -- China shut down a major hospital in Beijing and put more than 2,000 employees under observation for severe acute respiratory syndrome Thursday, as Hong Kong health experts said the disease may be even deadlier than originally thought
washingtonpost.com
SARS BUG DEADLIER THAN AIDS SAYS DOC Apr 24 2003
A LEADING doctor has warned the SARS virus could be more devastating than AIDS.
Dr Patrick Dickson called on world governments to act to stamp out the threat from the deadly respiratory illness.
Dr Dixon, one of Europe's experts on predicting global trends, said it could be more dangerous than AIDS because of its ability to spread quickly.
He said: "It is worth remembering that AIDS has infected 80 million people so far over 15 to 20 years.
dailyrecord.co.uk
Other SARS Headlines:
Sars: Is global panic justified?
BBC, UK - 23 minutes ago
Some experts say it could have a similar impact to the 1918 flu epidemic
that killed 50 million - or the current world HIV crisis. ...
Hong Kong tightens screening at border checkpoints, quarantine ...
Canada.com, Canada - 46 minutes ago
HONG KONG (AP) - Stepping up efforts to contain SARS, Hong Kong checked the temperatures
of hundreds of people crossing the border from mainland China on ...
China Imposes Drastic SARS Control Measures
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
China has implemented drastic quarantine measures in an effort to contain the SARS
epidemic that has killed at least 110 people and infected more than 2400 ...
Asia Watch: HK at 4½-year low as Sars bites
Financial Times (subscription), UK - 1 hour ago
By Joe Leahy in Hong Kong. Hong Kong shares hit a four-and-a-half-year
low for the second day running on Thursday amid concerns over ...
Trips cancelled over Sars fears
BBC, UK - 1 hour ago
Travel agents are losing thousands of pounds as holidaymakers in Wales
cancel long-haul trips due to concern over the Sars virus. ...
Toronto travel alert over SARS
San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago
Toronto -- The World Health Organization added Toronto on Wednesday to its list
of places that travelers should avoid due to an outbreak of a contagious ...
People's Hospital in Beijing quarantined
ABC Online, Australia - 2 hours ago
MARK COLVIN: As the number of people sick and dead from SARS in China continues to
rise, authorities are hurriedly boosting measures to stop the spread of the ...
WHO warns on Shanghai Sars
BBC, UK - 2 hours ago
The World Health Organisation has said there are likely to be more cases
of Sars in China's second city of Shanghai than officially reported. ...
SARS epidemic could cripple IT industry
The Inquirer, UK - 3 hours ago
WHILE THE JUNE Computex show is still scheduled to run from early June, sources
in Taiwan tell us that there have been many cancellations as multinational ...
Bahrain puts two suspected SARS cases in hospital
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 3 hours ago
MANAMA, April 24 (Reuters) - Two Indonesian women have been admitted to hospital
in Bahrain after developing some symptoms associated with the deadly SARS virus ...
Sars to weigh on electronics
News24, South Africa - 3 hours ago
Singapore - It has been "business as usual" for Asia's electronics industry despite
the Sars outbreak, but the sector could feel the impact of the virus in the ...
Bloemfontein hits SARS panic button
Independent Online, South Africa - 3 hours ago
By Di Caelers. The mounting hysteria over the killer pneumonia sweeping
the world has reached South Africa where two children returning ...
SARS bug fears hit Ulster travellers
Belfast Telegraph, UK - 3 hours ago
THE global Sars virus emergency began to bite in Northern Ireland today with concerns
over worldwide travel and the cancellation of a trip by a visiting ...
SARS CLOSES BEIJING SITES
Sky News, UK - 3 hours ago
Jails and at least one hospital in Beijing have been sealed off to
the public to halt the spread of the deadly Sars virus. Amid ...
SARS Reactions:China Tries To Confront Criticism
Yahoo News - 4 hours ago
China, which prizes its membership in international groups such as the
World Trade Organization, is now scrambling to confront criticism. ...
Toyota takes precaution on Sars
News24, South Africa - 4 hours ago
Tokyo - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it would pay for its Japanese workers in
China and Hong Kong to return to Japan temporarily for the upcoming Japanese ...
China quarantines Beijing SARS hospital
Deutsche Welle, Germany - 4 hours ago
A quarantine has been imposed on a major Beijing hospital in a bid to
contain the SARS virus. The move is part of China's new policy ...
Beijing shuts schools, declares quarantines
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - 5 hours ago
By AP. BEIJING -- On a day when Beijing was added to the WHO's list
of travel spots to avoid, China ordered all public schools in ...
SARS: Beijing city invokes emergency measures
The Hindu, India - 5 hours ago
Beijing, April. 24. (PTI): Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO)
issued an unprecedented global travel advisory against Beijing ...
HOW DARE WHO!
Edmonton Sun, Canada - 5 hours ago
By KEVIN CONNOR, TORONTO SUN. The World Health Organization's warning
against travelling to Toronto is "bulls--t" and could permanently ...
SARS Fears Grip Beijing
Newsday - 6 hours ago
By Laurie Garrett. Beijing - The disease that got its start in a province 1100
miles away has established a footing of fear in this city of 13 million. ...
Why watchdog targeted Toronto
Toronto Star, Canada - 6 hours ago
The spread of SARS from Toronto to Pennsylvania, the Philippines and Australia led
to the World Health Organization's travel advisory suggesting people stay ...
The WHO has overreacted
The Globe and Mail, Canada - 6 hours ago
As a result of ongoing assessments as to the nature of outbreaks of severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Beijing and Shanxi province, China, and in ...
Toronto faced with lasting damage
The Globe and Mail, Canada - 6 hours ago
By ERIC REGULY. Toronto, a city with middling romantic allure as far
as foreign tourists are concerned, always wanted to be famous. ...
NI flights affected by Sars
BBC, UK - 6 hours ago
Concern over the flu-like Sars virus has seen a drop in the number of
people booking flights from Northern Ireland to affected countries. ...
China trip pupils to come home
BBC, UK - 6 hours ago
Education officials are meeting in Cheshire to discuss how to get a party of pupils
home from China as quickly as possible, because of fears about the Sars ...
Beijing quarantines hospital
ABC Online, Australia - 7 hours ago
Authorities in Beijing have quarantined a hospital as part of efforts to control
the city's outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). ...
MDs still desperate to find what works
Toronto Star, Canada - 8 hours ago
Internationally, those who have severe acute respiratory syndrome are often given
Ribavirin, a powerful anti-viral drug used to treat hepatitis C, and steroids ...
Japan upgrades travel warning to Toronto
Japan Today, Japan - 8 hours ago
TOKYO — The Japanese government, acting in tandem with the World Health Organization
(WHO), on Thursday added Toronto, Canada to the list of destinations ...
SARS Hits Asian Shares, but Tokyo Gains
Reuters, UK - 8 hours ago
By Bradley Perrett. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Worries about the SARS virus
hit most Asian stock markets on Thursday, sending Hong Kong ... |
