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WHO: precautions needed, but one case does not pose threat
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2004-01-15 14:52
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The World Health Organization has said that China is still a safe place to travel to, despite the recent confirmation of a SARS case in Guangdong. At a press conference held in Beijing on Monday evening, WHO officials said they believe this single case does not constitute an immediate public-health risk.
Experts from the WHO said the Guangdong case is the only one they have seen in China so far. They confirmed the patient appears to be on the way to recovery and there has been no further transmission of the disease. As this case does not pose an immediate threat to public health, a WHO team member who had visited Guangdong and been involved in the investigation there noted it was perfectly safe to travel to the province.
But the WHO officials noted that there were unanswered questions about SARS. Though they were unsure about the origin of the virus, one expert offered 3 possibilities.
Compared with the SARS outbreak early last year, the WHO said China is now in a much stronger position to deal with the deadly disease.
Meanwhile, the WHO welcomed the decision by the Guangdong government to try and minimize contact between humans and the animals thought to be carrying the SARS virus. |
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