Guest guest Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Taken the from the BBC, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia- pacific/2955444.stm China has reported no new cases of Sars for the first time since it began releasing figures about cases of the disease on 20 April. " The figures look pretty good. Hard to believe sometimes, but we are taking them on good faith, " World Health Organization Beijing spokesman Bob Dietz said. But the WHO cautioned against " complacency " , saying the disease would take a long time to eradicate. " We take a look at Canada where all of a sudden this thing just pops up seemingly out of nowhere with a really developed healthcare system and we realise that it's not an easy thing to get rid of, " Mr Dietz said, speaking after earlier figures on Sunday saw no new deaths in China for the first time. HOTSPOTS: KNOWN DEATH TOLLS Mainland China: 332 Hong Kong: 278 (282) Taiwan: 81 Singapore: 31 Canada: 30 (31) Source: WHO/local health authorities. " This is not the time to drop our guard. " More than 5,300 people have been infected in China - where the disease first emerged last year - and the country has seen 332 deaths from the pneumonia-like illness. Hong Kong reported four new Sars infections and one death on Monday, taking its total death toll to 282. The death toll in Canada's biggest city, Toronto, rose to 31 on Sunday when a 60-year-old woman died. Authorities said they were investigating five other deaths that may be linked to Sars. Atti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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