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...April, as the government stuck to its claims that the disease was under control, current and former health professionals in China revealed to TIME that authorities were suppressing the number of suspected cases and had ordered doctors to adhere to requirements for diagnosing SARS that are more stringent than those applied anywhere else in the world. As TIME reported in its April 28 issue, state-run hospitals in Beijing moved dozens of SARS patients out of wards just before WHO inspectors arrived. In one situation, 31 patients at the China-Japan Friendship Hospital were loaded into ambulances and taken...
...first six months as dean, Lewis randomized the housing lottery, reorganized public service at the College and effected a more stringent alcohol policy, all of which sparked criticism from student leaders...
...order to receive a tax credit as one of Cambridge’s historical places, construction must meet stringent requirements...
...committee investigating Harvard’s sexual assault policy will release sweeping recommendations today, advocating the creation of an independent office to address sexual assault prevention through more stringent training and education on the issue...
With a nuclear threat avoided, North Korea’s neighbors will be able to freely encourage its economic growth in good conscience. Stringent economic sanctions have been externally applied to discourage and deter arms programs, but these would be obsolete if Kim abandoned these pursuits. Burgeoning prosperity in Japan and South Korea could enhance their neighbor’s weak economy, encouraging interdependence and creating greater incentives for regional peace. Moreover, the North’s promising recent market-based reforms would continue to pay off, potentially creating openness to further reforms that would combat the nation?...