Tuesday, January 13, 2004

SARS News

China Says Shenzhen Patient Is Not SARS Suspect: China debunked rumors on Tuesday that a sick man in the southern boomtown of Shenzhen was a possible SARS case, but a Hong television report said one of two earlier suspected had been confirmed as having the deadly virus. (Free registration required.)

WHO warns of Sars 'false alarms': The World Health Organization has warned that fear of the deadly Sars virus is causing false alarms in China. The news comes as Chinese media reported that a patient suspected of having Sars in the southern city of Shenzhen in fact has pneumonia.

Chinese Question Editor Who Broke SARS Story: An editor whose newspaper broke the news of China's first new SARS case was detained and questioned by prosecutors, a human rights center reported.

More wildlife being tested for SARS-related virus: Health authorities in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Monday launched a city-wide campaign to test major wildlife species, such as civet cats and snakes, for SARS-related viruses.

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