China confirms two more SARS cases
Apr 29, 2004 (CIDRAP News) – Chinese officials today upgraded two cases of suspected SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) to confirmed status, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the current outbreak to four, according to news service reports.
A total of nine cases have been reported in China since Apr 22, the World Health organization (WHO) said yesterday. One of the patients died Apr 19, and the other eight were hospitalized, the agency said.
The Associated Press (AP) reported today that the latest confirmed cases involved the mother and an aunt of a 20-year-old nurse, surnamed Li, who has a confirmed case. One of the two was in critical condition, but it was not clear which, the AP said.
All the cases are thought to be linked to a laboratory at China's National Institute of Virology in Beijing. The first patient, a 26-year-old medical student surnamed Song, became ill after working in the lab in March, and a 31-year-old man who worked in the lab fell ill later. Li, the nurse, got sick after caring for Song in a Beijing hospital....
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