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While SARS initially appeared to be centered in Asia, concern is growing on the other side of the world. In Toronto, where 140 SARS cases and 15 deaths have been reported, health officials fear the virus may have spread beyond the walls of the city's hospitals, where it was...
How is SARS treated? At the moment, the only treatment is isolation, observation and "supportive care," or rest and liquids. While some hospitals have administered antibiotics to affected patients, the drugs do not appear to help.
According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control, Hong Kong and mainland China, Singapore, Vietnam and Toronto, Canada have been affected by the rapid spread of the mysterious Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, more commonly know as SARS.
Students and faculty in all of the University’s twelve schools may no longer use any Harvard money to study and travel in areas affected by SARS—including several east Asian nations and Toronto, Canada—according to University announcement released yesterday.
While it would be wrong for an academic department to require students to travel in areas where their health may be at risk, it is not appropriate for Harvard to usurp the role of the government and implement a de facto ban on travel to affected countries. The University should...