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Monday, April 28, 2003Beijing's total number of cases has risen by 100 a day since the authorities reversed their previous attempts to cover up the true figure, and yesterday was no exception: 126 more cases, eight more deaths, making 48 in total. Nationwide there were 161 more cases and nine deaths, a total of 2,914 and 131 respectively. Hong Kong suffered 12 more deaths yesterday, bringing the total to 133. Taiwan reported its first death, the brother of a sufferer who was infected in Hong Kong. There were also more deaths in Singapore - including a 37-year-old surgeon. A 79-year-old woman died in Canada, becoming the 21st victim of the epidemic in the country. The economic toll, meanwhile, continues to soar: A Time magazine report calculating the epidemic's economic damage found China and South Korea could lose $US2 billion ($A3.26 billion) and Japan and Hong Kong $US1 billion ($A1.63 billion) each in tourism revenue, retail sales and productivity.... ...The same magazine report found that Toronto was haemorrhaging $US30 million ($A48.83 million) a day. The Canadian city reported its 21st SARS death yesterday but received a boost when the United States gave the green light to travel there, contradicting advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) While in India, compromise (as well as some very obliging guests) prevents a wedding cancellation: A wedding was in the making. Some relatives arriving for it via Hong Kong had brought the SARS virus with them. They had embraced the bride and immediate family members before authorities learned about it. Health officials wanted the wedding to be canceled. But no way would the family agree. There is a lengthy preparation behind traditional Indian weddings. The astrologer had chosen the most auspicious moment for tying the knot, and another equally auspicious date could be far away. In the end, the authorities gave in to tradition; the family yielded to make the wedding a simple ceremony attended only by the few who would all go into quarantine with the infected guests and the newly weds. posted by Sydney on 4/28/2003 07:48:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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