Asian Leaders Meet to "Fight" SARS

World | April 29, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

South-East Asian leaders are meeting in Thailand on Tuesday to co-ordinate efforts to fight the spread of the SARS virus, which has claimed at least 330 lives - mostly in East Asia. Thousands of people have been quarantined in the worst hit country, China, where the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned the virus has not yet peaked. The Bangkok meeting is expected to approve compulsory screening at borders for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

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