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...Assignment: The SARS Outbreak...
...high-profile policy shift late last week will quickly have a tangible impact, and not be seen merely as a PR ruse designed to limit damage to China's prestige and economy. But in the provinces, faith in the country's leadership has already been hurt as the outbreak has been allowed to spread virtually unchecked. "How can we trust Beijing when they lied to us for so long," asks a respiratory specialist surnamed Ma from the western province of Gansu, who is now reviewing recent pneumonia cases in his hospital to see if any of them could have been...
...Despite health authorities who appear committed to openly reporting SARS cases, the region remains susceptible to an outbreak of this treacherously elusive disease. Only 50% of Inner Mongolian residents use the local hospital system, according to the regional health department. Instead, medicine is dispensed by tiny, ill-equipped clinics or a ragged team of barefoot doctors, who often have little more than an elementary-school education. Wei Guo, a second-generation barefoot doctor in the village of Shuiqu, says he knows what to do if he encounters any SARS cases. He will prescribe a popular traditional remedy called banlangen...
...Hong Kong bills itself as the City of Life, but since the SARS outbreak began, this has become the City of Disinfectant Bleach and Water Used in a 1:99 Ratio. Intensive-care units are busier than most restaurants and hotels, prompting those two sectors to lay off or order mandatory unpaid leave for 60,000 employees. An economics professor believes unemployment in the city could reach an astounding 10%. Analysts have been rejiggering their spreadsheets to input SARS and output diminished GDP growth figures. Standard Chartered Bank cut its GDP growth forecast for Hong Kong from...
...Assignment: The SARS Outbreak...