Latest on outbreak - Apr 3, 2003
- 26 new SARS cases today, 734 total infected
- 1 death today, 17 total dead
- Closure of schools extended another week; schools will reopen on April 22, after the Easter break
- May be another hospital outbreak as 10 healthcare workers at United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong have come down with symptoms
- Private doctor James T.K. Lau has died of SARS
- Total of infections from school: 30 students, 6 staff
- WHO finally getting cooperation from Guangdong health officials
- Infection possible via exposure to urine and blood plasma
- At Amoy Gardens, nearby construction site and rat excrement might be linked to role of transmission of outbreak
- WHO investigating whether SARS might be linked to animals; whether there is a "co-factor" such as chlamydia (a bacteria) acting in concert with the coronavirus (as suggested by Chinese disease experts); and whether "super spreaders" have caused the mass single-location outbreaks in Hong Kong
- Singapore reported 1 death today
Latest SARS info from the World Health Organization (updated daily):
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/en/
Posted by derek at April 04, 2003 12:23 AM