derek, gwen, justin & sara tom in hong kong
April 04, 2003
Latest on outbreak - Apr 3, 2003
  1. 26 new SARS cases today, 734 total infected
  2. 1 death today, 17 total dead
  3. Closure of schools extended another week; schools will reopen on April 22, after the Easter break
  4. May be another hospital outbreak as 10 healthcare workers at United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong have come down with symptoms
  5. Private doctor James T.K. Lau has died of SARS
  6. Total of infections from school: 30 students, 6 staff
  7. WHO finally getting cooperation from Guangdong health officials
  8. Infection possible via exposure to urine and blood plasma
  9. At Amoy Gardens, nearby construction site and rat excrement might be linked to role of transmission of outbreak
  10. 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
  11. 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