SARS Headlines:
Chinese try to calm SARS fears in Beijing
United Press International - 25 minutes ago
By Ed Lanfranco. BEIJING, April 25 (UPI) -- Chinese health officials
Friday ordered about 4000 people to stay in their houses because ...
China quarantines hospitals
The Hindu, India - 39 minutes ago
Beijing, April. 24. (PTI): Battling to contain the impact of SARS,
China quarantined its third hospital, closed some hostels and ...
Iraq war, not SARS impacting electronics industry
Rediff, India - 1 hour ago
The Asia Pacific electronics industry continued to flourish despite the severe acute
respiratory syndrome outbreak, though the slowdown caused by the Iraq war ...
Government defends Sars tactics
Guardian, UK - 1 hour ago
The government today defended its refusal to screen travellers arriving at UK airports,
as China sealed off a second Beijing hospital in an attempt to halt the ...
NEWSMAKER-China's "Iron Lady" Wu, now SARS commander-in-chief
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 2 hours ago
By John Ruwitch. BEIJING, April 25 (Reuters) - Chinese Vice Premier
Wu Yi has little experience in health care, but the oil executive ...
Hong Kong unmasks in slow return to normality
Independent, UK - 1 hour ago
By Andrew Gumbel. Hong Kong is still the city worst affected by the outbreak
of SARS, but the past few days have seen the first tentative ...
Taiwan halts landing visas for HK residents on SARS
Reuters AlertNet, UK - 2 hours ago
TAIPEI, April 25 (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Friday it would suspend for one month
issuing landing visas to Hong Kong residents to curb the spread of the deadly ...
China's tourism reels under SARS
The Hindu, India - 2 hours ago
Shanghai, April 25. (PTI): China's flourishing tourism sector as well
as aviation and hospitality industries have suffered a serious ...
Beijing seals third hospital amid Sars fears
Ananova, UK - 2 hours ago
Beijing officials have sealed off a third hospital as they try to contain
the outbreak of Sars. Some college dormitories were also ...
Travel curbs on SARS hit areas may be eased
Hindustan Times, India - 3 hours ago
Travel restrictions to some areas affected by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
(SARS) may be eased over the next few weeks, as the world learns to live with ...
China quarantines Beijing SARS hospital
Deutsche Welle, Germany - 3 hours ago
A second hospital in Beijing has been placed under quarantine. The hospital
is treating around 100 SARS patients including foreigners. ...
4000 Told to Stay Home Due to SARS
ABC News - 3 hours ago
Beijing city officials told 4000 people suspected of being exposed to SARS to stay
home Friday as quarantined medical workers in Taiwan held a rowdy protest ...
WHO may ease travel curbs
News24, South Africa - 3 hours ago
London - Travel restrictions to some areas affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome
(Sars) may be eased in the next few weeks, as the world learns to live ...
SARS quarantine spreads in Asia
Aftenposten, Norway - 4 hours ago
Beijing city officials on Friday sealed off a third hospital, closed some college
dormitories and ordered 4000 people who might have been exposed to the killer ...
Sars scare in Nepal
BBC, UK - 4 hours ago
By Sushil Sharma. The authorities say they are investigating whether
it is the first Sars death in the country. Newspaper reports ...
Asian outlook and Hong Kong rating fall victim to virus
Independent Online, South Africa - 5 hours ago
By Reuters. Singapore - Economic fallout in Asia from the crisis caused
by severe acute respiratory syndrome mounted yesterday as ...
Hong Kong determined that SARS won't spoil sports
FOX Sports - 5 hours ago
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will go ahead with its premier race The Queen Elizabeth
II Cup this Sunday, ignoring escalating deaths and infection rates due to ...
Second Beijing hospital sealed off
ABC Online, Australia - 5 hours ago
Officials say a second major Beijing hospital has been quarantined because
of SARS, with 600 staff told they are not allowed to go home. ...
'I hold my breath in elevators, even empty ones'
The Globe and Mail, Canada - 5 hours ago
"Around the beginning of April, my wife and I were listening to the news when the
announcer advised listeners to visit Toronto or a Chinese restaurant because ...
Beijing Isolates Hospitals
Salt Lake Tribune, UT - 5 hours ago
BEIJING -- Authorities closed two hospitals and put patients and 2000 workers under
observation for the SARS virus, while across the city Thursday, anxious ...
SARS Deaths in Philippines, Taiwan Hospital Sealed
Reuters, UK - 5 hours ago
By Benjamin Kang Lim. BEIJING (Reuters) - The Philippines reported
its first deaths from SARS on Thursday and authorities in Taiwan ...
Officials from Southeast Asia, China, Canada begin SARS talks
Star, Malaysia - 6 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Senior officials from Southeast Asian countries as
well as China, Hong Kong and the World Health Organization opened talks Friday ...
SARS OUTBREAK WORSENS
Sky News, UK - 6 hours ago
Four thousand people have been ordered to stay home under quarantine
in Beijing as the Sars outbreak in the Chinese capital worsens. ...
Sars 'threat to Wales'
BBC, UK - 6 hours ago
A leading disease control expert has warned Wales cannot afford to
be complacent about the threat of the Sars virus. His warning ...
Virus could be Chinese version of Chernobyl
Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 7 hours ago
Last week, China was hushing up the scope of a frightening new disease and
hiding suspected cases from World Health Organisation investigators. ...
China orders thousands into quarantine
The Globe and Mail, Canada - 7 hours ago
A technician gives a peace sign from inside the closed gate of the
People's Hospital of Peking University in Beijing Thursday. A ...
Canadian Strain of Virus Appears to Be Stronger Than US Variety
New York Times - 7 hours ago
A leading American virologist who has just returned from advising Hong Kong officials
on the SARS epidemic there said yesterday that death rates from the ...
Official: 4000 Quarantined in Beijing
ABC News - 8 hours ago
About 4000 people who have had "intimate contact" with others showing SARS symptoms
have been ordered to stay at home under quarantine, a Beijing health ...
4000 people in Beijing ordered to stay home under quarantine
Star, Malaysia - 8 hours ago
BEIJING (AP) - A Beijing health official said Friday that 4000 people who had "intimate
contact'' with others showing SARS symptoms have been ordered to stay ... |
