WHO Issued Travel Warning over Deadly Bug

World | April 2, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised tourists and business people not to travel to Hong Kong or parts of China because of the outbreak of a deadly, pneumonia-like virus. The WHO said anyone intending to visit Hong Kong or Guangdong province "should consider postponing their travel until another time". The warning came after China said nine more people died from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) in Guangdong last month, bringing the worldwide death toll to 75. More than 1,800 people have been infected worldwide, causing widespread fear and the imposition of emergency measures.

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