China Cancelled Week-long May Day Holiday

World | April 20, 2003, Sunday // 00:00

China has cancelled its week-long May Day holiday, as the health ministry announced a sharp increase in the incidence of the flu-like Sars virus. China's official death toll is now 79, with 1,807 confirmed cases of the illness, the health ministry has announced. China has faced international criticism for failing to disclose the true scale of the crisis, which has killed nearly 200 people worldwide.

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