Here's an interesting perspective on SARS from a friend who lives and works in Bejing:

"Thanks for asking. SARS is having a lot of impact on us. Beijing residents are kind of panicked, as they have never seen things like this before. Although the risk is not that high, most people are so frightened that they are not in a mood to work at the office. Most of our employees are now working from home. While I am sure things will get better after people get used to the media coverage of SARS, it's hard to predict when."
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BioSpace.com:"About three dozen Americans have probable cases of SARS using the definition of the deadly flu-like disease followed by the rest of the world, federal officials said Thursday. "
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From The New York Times: "The findings on severe acute respiratory syndrome by Canada's main virology laboratory have puzzled health officials."

Canadian researchers have found that the recently sequenced coronavirus is turning up in only 40% of the suspected SARS cases in Canada. Could it be that the coronavirus is not the sole cause of SARS?

Stay tuned.

-Tim
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BioSpace.com: The chief of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority fell ill with pneumonia symptoms, as two more people died of a mystery disease. Severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, as the disease is being called, has now killed 10 people and sickened 260 in Hong Kong. The health secretary acknowledged Monday that Hong Kong is facing a medical predicament like nothing it has ever seen.
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New York Times: "China shut down a major hospital in Beijing, sealing more than 2,000 health workers and patients inside the facility in an effort to combat the disease."
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