(March 31, 2003)

• Fourth Death from SARS in Singapore
• Germany reports new SARS suspicion
• Countries in Asia Screen Airline Passengers for SARS
• Coughing Is Serious Business In The Time Of SARS
• SARS claims a fourth victim in Canada
• Hong Kong orders isolation of housing block to contain killer SARS
• Third Death From Killer SARS Virus In Singapore

(March 30, 2003)

• Scared of New Virus? Wash Your Hands, Experts Say
• SARS continues to spread in NY
• Singapore likely to deal with longer SARS situation
• Dr. Carlo Urbani of the World Health Organisation dies of SARS
• Killer Bug could be airborne
• Doctor who identified SARS becomes one of its victims
• Three new SARS cases in Singapore
• WTO doctor dies from illness he identified as SARS
• New York reports 5 Sars cases
• From exile to quarantine: a SARS story
• CDC extends SARS travel advisory
  

(March 29, 2003)

• Is SARS seen as Chinese disease? - Business in Chinese stores and restaurants has plummeted by as much as 25 per
  cent because of "vicious rumours" about SARS, retailers said yesterday.
• Aussies asked to reconsider travel to SARS infected nations
• Travel warning issued on SARS - News Interactive
• Three new SARS cases in Singapore
• Quebec doctors watching for SARS
• WHO: SARS outbreak began in China

(March 28, 2003)

• Caught in Sars land: Singapore grapples with a little-known enemy
• Hong Kong closes its schools to curb outbreak
• Hong Kong under quarantine as deadly SARS virus spreads
• Malaysians on Hong Kong hotel list asked to report in

(March 27, 2003)

• U.S. Counts 51 Cases of Mystery Disease
• WHO Says Guangdong Outbreak Appears to Have Peaked
• China's Mystery Illness Found to be SARS

(March 26, 2003)

• Deadly Pneumonia Hurts Tourism in Hong Kong - Slower business at hotels and restaurants is a bad sign for a city already struggling to climb out of a recession. [Voice of America (VOA)]
• 31 in China killed by atypical pneumonia outbreak - An official of Guangzhou city government said that that more than twice the officially reported number of cases of atypical pnuemonia were seen in the province by the end of February, with 31 deaths instead of the reported 5.
• Officials Probe Ease of Pneumonia's Spread - Health authorities are concerned about the rapid rise in the number of cases, especially since they are still not sure what organism or organisms cause it. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
• School closed after three students fall ill - A Scarborough elementary school has been closed for the rest of the week after three kindergarten students came down with fevers. Officials stress that the fevers are not known to be SARS. [The Toronto Star]
• Singapore MOH: Closure of Schools - Announcement from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education that all elementary, secondary, and pre-schools will be closing from 27 March to 6 April. This is primarily to reassure parents, as strong screening was already in place for signs of illness.

(March 25, 2003)

• Deadly Virus Infects Five People Who Toured Beijing - Members of a tour group have fallen ill after returning to Hong Kong. [Reuters]
• New suspect in super-pneumonia outbreak - Several labs have found a coronavirus in SARS patients. One possibility is that the disease might be caused by both that and the previously isolated paramyxovirus acting in tandem. [New Scientist]
• Quarantine Newest Weapon in Battle Against SARS - Scarborough Grace Hospital has been closed to visitors and new patients, and 25 staff members were asked to stay in their homes for 10 days to be sure they do not have SARS. [CBC]
• Singapore Imposes Quarantine to Stop SARS Spreading - 740 people who may have had contact with patients are ordered to remain at home. [ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)]

(March 24, 2003)

• Breakthrough in Fight Against Super-Pneumonia - A diagnostic test for the virus, with information and related stories and links. [New Scientist]
• Fears of Respiratory Disease Deepens in Hong Kong - Dr. William Ho, chief of the territory's Hospital Authority, has fallen ill with pneumonia, and residents are restricting their activities. [New York Times] (Free registration required.)

(March 22, 2003)

• Vietnam - Travel Warning - US Department of State advises citizens to avoid travel to the country because of the impact that SARS has had on the health infrastructure.

(March 21, 2003)

• Canadian scientists identify specific virus in samples from six SARS patients - The finding of human metapneumovirus (a paramyxovirus) only adds to the mystery.
• The Deadly Effects of Suppressed Info - The new, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like disease got a head start in China because the country lacks a free press to dig out the truth. [BusinessWeek Online]
• WHO to Probe Mystery Illness in Beijing - International agency still seeking more cooperation from China in investigating the roots and scope of the outbreak. [ABC News]

(March 20, 2003)

• CDC IDs Places of Suspect SARS Cases - Report on 11 suspected United States cases of SARS. [CNN]
• Taiwan demands separate representation in WHO pneumonia outbreak - Because China blocks international agencies from recognizing Taiwan, the World Health Organization has never been able to help the island cope with epidemics. [China Post]

(March 19, 2003)

• 'Atypical pneumonia' kills two in China - A husband and wife have died in a Beijing hospital, but it is unknown whether these cases are related to the South China SARS outbreak. [Radio Australia News]
• Deaths as Doctors Identify Bug - As many as five people have died in Hong Kong from a mystery virus authorities now believe has mutated from a common childhood disease. [CNN]
• 4 more die in mystery illnesses in Asia - Overview of the spread of the disease, and reassurances by Hong Kong officials that it is not spread by casual contact. [International Herald Tribune]
• New germ may be cause of killer 'flumonia' - Overview of what is known so far. [Independent Online]
• Seven victims of mystery pneumonia stayed on same floor of Hong Kong hotel - A link among early cases of the disease is found. [CBC]
• Tests Suggest Virus Link - Two laboratories working with specimens from SARS patients have found evidence of a paramyxovirus, the family that includes both the well-known mumps and measles, and newly discovered Nipah and Hendra viruses. [Washington Post]
• Virus Causing Deadly Pneumonia Revealed - Indications that Acute Respiratory Syndrome is a member of the paramyxovirus family. [New Scientist]

(March 18, 2003)

• Deadly Pneumonia Spreads - "A deadly form of pneumonia is moving rapidly around the world as travellers from parts of Asia spread the disease, creating new suspected cases in Britain, Germany, Australia and the United States." [The Toronto Star]
• Health Organization Stepping Up Efforts to Find Cause of Mysterious Pneumonia - Researching the cause of SARS. [New York Times]
• Mysterious Illness may be New Disease - Reviews what is known so far about the disease. [San Francisco Chronicle]
• Mystery Illness Continues to Spread - Review of SARS cases and possible causes. [MSNBC]
• Mystery Outbreak's Global Reach Grows - Update on the spreading disease. [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
• Mystery Pneumonia Investigated in U.S. - "Federal officials say they are investigating four possible cases in the United States of a mysterious pneumonia that has set off international alarms since it surfaced in Asia a few weeks ago." [Star Tribune]
• Researchers May Have Pinpointed Virus Behind Mystery Ailment - Update on the viral research into the etiology of SARS. [Canadian Press]
• World Gears up for 'Killer Flu' - Disease information and containment efforts. [News24]

(March 17, 2003)

• Airlines go on alert over mystery pneumonia - Flight crews are told to screen out sick passengers. [Indepemdemt Online]
• Fears Spread Over Deadly Virus - Health officials struggle to contain the spread of a "mystery illness" reported across continents. [BBC News]
• Killer Bug Looks Like a Virus - Overview of the severe acute respiratory syndrome. [Wired News]
• Officials Say Fatal Asia Malady Could be a Flu or a New Virus - "A deadly, mysterious respiratory illness spread largely among health care workers in Asia could be a new strain of flu or even an exotic virus passed from animals to people, a health official said yesterday." [The Star-Ledger]

(March 16, 2003)

• U.S. Notifies Travelers of New Illness - Travel advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [ABC News]

(March 14, 2003)

• Experts Sent to Probe Asian Disease Outbreak - Report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had sent a team of epidemiologists and infectious-disease control experts to Hanoi. [The Washington Post]

(March 12, 2003)

• World Put on Alert for Severe Pneumonia - Announcement of the global alert issued by the World Health Organization. [New Scientist]

(February 11, 2003)

• Virus Panic Sweeps China - Pharmacies across Hong Kong and south China are stripped of medicines in a panic over a mystery lung virus which has killed six people. [BBC News]