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Strategies & Market Trends : China Warehouse- More Than Crockery -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (2264)	12/28/2003 10:01:53 AM
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China Goes on Nationwide SARS Alert VOA News 28 Dec 2003, 14:04 UTC China has gone on nationwide alert for a possible outbreak of SARS, while the country's first suspected victim in seven months recuperates in a Guanghzhou hospital. Airports and rail stations around the country and in the Beijing have stepped up health screenings of travelers in an effort to prevent the spread of the pneumonia-like disease. Meanwhile, China's health ministry says the patient, a 32-year-old television producer in southern Guangdong province, is in stable condition in isolation. Several people with whom the man had contact before being hospitalized December 20 also are in quarantine but have not shown symptoms. A World Health Organization expert is due in Beijing on Monday. In a statement Sunday, the United Nations agency said tests on the man are inconclusive and urged China to send samples overseas for international verification of a diagnosis. voanews.com