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...problem isn't just the virus, which has traumatized at least two other cities: Beijing and Hong Kong. What's especially nerve-racking is the cover-up at the source, in the corridors of power in China. Hu Jintao, who became leader of China's Communist Party half a year ago, now has to manage the country's biggest internal political crisis since the 1989 massacre at Tiananmen Square. After Beijing's initial efforts to hide the severity of crisis, Hu will have to step nimbly to protect the party's authority--and his career...
Vietnam was removed from the WHO’s list of countries with cases of SARS transmission on Monday after almost three weeks with no new cases of the virus...
China claims the virus that causes SARS has infected 1,530 of its citizens and killed 67, but WHO officials suspect the numbers are higher. "We have clearly told the government the international community doesn't trust your figures," said Henk Bekedam, the WHO representative to China. "Now it's time to start building some trust...
...Days Time it took scientists to identify the virus that causes SARS...
...risk? Theoretically, anyone who is within coughing or sneezing distance of someone infected with SARS can come down with the virus. (SARS is spread through bodily secretions, i.e. saliva, which is why so many people in Asian cities are now wearing surgical masks). Those who live or work in close quarters, like housing projects or hospitals appear to be most at risk. People diagnosed with SARS are generally isolated from the general public, and health care workers who treat these patients are at significant risk for the disease, and should wear filter masks, goggles, aprons, head covers, and gloves when...