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| Sep. 21 |
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Girl sick from tainted milk| A 3-year-old has been diagnosed with a small kidney stone after drinking Chinese-produced milk contaminated with an industrial chemical | |
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| Jun.11 |
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Bird flu find prompts mass slaughter| Hong Kong officials plan to slaughter all live poultry in the territory's street markets after detecting the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus | |
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| Mar.12 |
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Schools close amid flu fears All kindergartens and junior schools have closed early for their Easter holiday, after a flu-like illness killed 3 children
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| Jan.4 |
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WHO vows focus on flu and Africa| The new chief of the World Health Organisation Margaret Chan has taken office | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Report: SARS link to Chinese bats Bats are carry a virus very similar to the SARS virus and might be able to spread it
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| Oct.1 |
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'Shortcomings' in SARS outbreak According to a report Hong Kong's response to the epidemic had 'significant shortcomings' in its early phases,
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| Jul.24 |
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SARS re-emergence fear 11 patients, residents at a mental health institute, are being tested for suspected SARS
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| Jun.22 |
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Hong Kong beats SARS The WHO is set to declare Hong Kong free of SARS. There are still 28 in hospital
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| Jun.16 |
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HK could soon be off SARS list The city was one of the worst hit, with 295 people dying and 1,755 people falling ill from the virus
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| May.27 |
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HK seeks to boost virus defenses Health officials have asked a panel of international experts to help prepare for future disease outbreaks
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| May.23 |
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WHO lifts HK, Guangdong advisory The WHO has lifted its SARS-related travel warnings for Hong Kong and Guangdong province
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| May.4 |
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HK breathes easier on SARS news Chinese territory has reported its lowest number of new cases since mid-March
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| May.3 |
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SARS doctors board stricken ship Doctors and paramedics have boarded a Malaysian ship whose crew are feared to have contracted the virus
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| May.2 |
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Beijing upbeat, HK hits SARS snag A senior health official in Beijing is optimistic the spread of the epidemic has reached a plateau in the Chinese capital
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| Apr.21 |
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HK hopeful on SARS outbreak effort Officials are reporting the lowest daily count of new infections so far this month
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Schools reopen despite SARS Most secondary school pupils returned to class following a 3-week closure of their schools
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| Apr.19 |
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12 more people have died from SARS| The latest figures raise the death toll from the disease in Hong Kong to 81 | |
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| Apr.13 |
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Alarm after SARS strikes 'healthy' A number of relatively young and otherwise healthy people were falling victim to the disease
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| Apr.12 |
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Frequent flyer takes SARS on board Officials are urgently trying to track down passengers who flew on 7 Lufthansa passenger jets with a man with SARS
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| Apr.8 |
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SARS cases still rising
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| Apr.2 |
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WHO issues HK virus travel warning Travelers heading for Hong Kong and province of Guangdong advised to postpone non-essential travel
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| Apr.1 |
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SARS toll climbs
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| Mar.30 |
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Deadly virus flats quarantined All residents of an apartment block have been ordered to quarantine themselves at home for 10 days
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| Mar.29 |
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58 new cases of SARS in one day
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| Mar.24 |
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Health chief ill as virus spreads
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| Mar.13 |
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First alert over SARS Virulent flu and pneumonia has swept through hospitals in Hong Kong and Vietnam
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| May.20 |
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Hong Kong puts lid on bird flu Thousands of birds to be killed in more than 130 markets. Buddhist monks are praying for the lost souls
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