derek, gwen, justin & sara tom in hong kong
April 09, 2003
Latest on SARS in HK - Apr 9, 2003
  1. 42 new cases
  2. 970 total
  3. 2 deaths (1 was a 35-year-old with chronic health problems)
  4. of 42 new cases, 15 healthcare workers and 5 Amoy Gardens residents
  5. source of outbreak at Amoy Gardens still unknown; cockroaches, rats, cats, faulty sewerage system, and dust blown from nearby construction site have been speculated as possible causes
  6. several doctors in Princess Margaret Hospital infected
  7. Hospital Authority estimating 1800-3000 cases by end of April
  8. 14% of SARS patients require intensive care
  9. people question if healthcare system can cope as number infected increase
  10. 51-year-old American teacher in Shenzhen, James Salisbury, dies of SARS 2 hours after arriving in HK
  11. Mr Salisbury's 6-year-old son is also suspected of having SARS
  12. passengers on Cathay Pacific flight CX402 from HK to Taipei on Mar 30 are being contacted as a Taiwanese passenger on the flight was confirmed to have SARS
  13. Beijing apparently still hiding true figures of SARS victims as Chinese military doctor Jiang Yanyong released in a letter to journalists that he witnessed far more infected and killed by SARS than official figures
  14. Unofficial site http://www.sosick.org created by a Mr Chung tracks and verifies numbers and locations of infected in HK
  15. New SARS outbreak fears on CNN.com
Posted by derek at April 09, 2003 09:01 PM