The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday lifted Tuesday the warning against travel to China's capital Beijing because of SARS. The decision was based on factors including the number of current SARS cases, quality of surveillance and the effectiveness of prevention measures, said Shigeru Omi, WHO regional director for the western Pacific region. Beijing was the last remaining place under a WHO travel advisory because of the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome that surfaced in southern China in November. Toronto and Taiwan remain on the list of places with recent local transmissions of the disease but travel advisories against them have also been lifted.

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