Apr 24 Beijing Hospital Sealed Off Due to SARS Threat China sealed off a major Beijing hospital Thursday in an attempt to control the city's outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Continue reading
Apr 23 WHO Warns Against Travel to Toronto, Beijing Due to SARS The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned against travel to Toronto, Beijing and China's Shanxi Province as the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases in those areas continues to rise. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Background: Coping with SARS in Canada The World Health Organization warned today against travel to Toronto in response to the city's SARS outbreak. Susan Dentzer reports on how Canada is coping with the disease. Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch Coping with SARS in Canada The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday against travel to Toronto in response to the Canadian city's SARS outbreak. Experts discusses the SARS situation in Canada, as well as the international effort to contain the disease. Continue watching
Apr 21 Beijing Mayor Fired Over Handling of SARS The mayor of Beijing was fired following the disclosure of a tenfold increase in SARS cases in China's capital and charges he mishandled the outbreak of the deadly illness, state-run media said Monday. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Working With Fear of SARS As the respiratory disease known as SARS continues to spread around the world, the hardest hit cities remain in Asia. Experts examine the economic impact the disease has had in Hong Kong, China and the Asian financial markets. Continue watching
Apr 16 SARS in Beijing Worse Than Chinese Officials Reported The cause of the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus was confirmed Wednesday as World Health Organization representatives reported that Beijing had up to five times more SARS cases than China has officially acknowledged. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch Combat Injuries Although the fighting in Iraq continues, some of the injured have now returned to the U.S. to receive more medical attention. Susan Dentzer visits two servicemen who are recovering from their war-time injuries at the National Naval Medical Center in… Continue watching
Apr 10 Evidence of SARS’ Cause Mounts As Asian Nations Crack Down Suspected Carriers Scientists reported Thursday that the new virus present in those suffering from the respiratory illness known as severe acute respiratory syndrome comes from the same family as the one that causes the common cold. Continue reading
Apr 09 China Accused of Concealing Extent of SARS Spread As the flu-like disease known as severe acute respiratory syndrome continues to spread, a senior Chinese physician Wednesday accused his government of covering up details about the number of SARS cases in Beijing. Continue reading