derek, gwen, justin & sara tom in hong kong
April 08, 2003
Latest on SARS in HK - Apr 8, 2003
  1. 45 new cases in Hong Kong today
  2. 2 deaths (both elderly with chronic illnesses)
  3. 928 total infected
  4. 27 infected in Lower Ngau Tau Kok housing estate (Blocks 8-14) located just across the street from Amoy Gardens
  5. worry that more in Lower Ngau Tau Kok estate may get infected since most of the 10,000 residents there are elderly
  6. cockroached and sewage system may have spread virus in Amoy Gardens
  7. more support from experts that coronavirus (normally found in animals) is key cause of SARS; other viruses/microbes not ruled out as co-factors
  8. worldwide death toll at 105
  9. Dr Alison McGeer from Toronto has been infected
Posted by derek at April 08, 2003 11:30 PM