Today, 9 more Sars patients died in the country; 2,914 have contracted the disease so far. This morning: first victim in Taiwan
Haim Shadami and the agencies
China ordered last night (Saturday) to close all entertainment venues until a way is found to prevent the spread of the disease. Among other things, cinema and theater halls, karaoke bars and internet cafes were closed. China announced today that the number of Sars patients rose to 2,914 after 161 more citizens contracted the disease. Today nine more people died from the disease. So far 131 SARS patients have died in China. The first victim of the disease died in Taiwan this morning. The Ministry of Health in Taiwan said that the patient who died was a 56-year-old resident of Taipei
Yesterday, a team of experts at a conference in London estimated that about 10% of those infected with the disease will die from it, compared with the 5-6% mortality rate recorded so far. However, the scientists also estimated that the disease is not as contagious as initially thought. A senior World Health Organization official said yesterday that it may be three years before a vaccine for the disease is found.
Asian health ministers met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday to discuss the spread of SARS. The ministers approved a plan to increase screening at airports to detect people who have contracted the disease. "The threat posed by SARS is unprecedented," said the regional director of the World Health Organization. "Tourism has almost completely disappeared, and life has been disrupted in many countries."
The Israeli who returned from India did not contract SARS
The 20-year-old who returned from a trip to India and was hospitalized yesterday in isolation at Assaf Harofeh Hospital, after complaining of fever, cough and difficulty breathing, is not sick with atypical pneumonia (SARS). This is what the Minister of Health, Danny Neve, told "Gali IDF" this morning.
A special expert who follows the developments in the SRAS disease
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