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 China |
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 Journalist 'possibly' has SARS Initial results of gene sequencing by microbiologists show that a suspected case 'may possibly' be SARS
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| Jan.4 |
China |
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 SARS link: China culls civet cats| The government plans to cull 10,000 cats in wildlife markets after tests suggest a link to a SARS case | |
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| Jan.5 |
China |
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China confirms first SARS case| The government has announced steps to try to prevent another outbreak | |
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| Jan.7 |
Southern China |
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Second China SARS suspect spotted  Map of Guangdong China| A 20-year-old waitress has been admitted to hospital in the Chinese province of Guangdong | |
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| Jan.10 |
 Hong Kong |
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 Tiananmen exile appeals| Wuer Kaixi has urged China to allow himself and others to return to their homeland | |
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| Jan.11 |
Southern China |
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Suspected SARS case Map of Guangdong China Another suspected case has emerged in Guangdong province as authorities continue their mass culling of wild animals
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| Jan.13 |
Beijing |
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Duties on steel imposed China is imposing tariffs of up to 55% on cold-rolled steel imports, which it says have damaged domestic producers
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| Jan.14 |
 Sydney |
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Flight staff in SARS scare 2 Chinese flight attendants have been put in isolation in a hospital after showing symptoms of the deadly virus
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| Jan.16 |
China |
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More evidence of civet cat-SARS link Investigators have found evidence that civet cats with the virus were in a restaurant where a patient worked
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| Jan.21 |
China |
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China welcomes the New Year People are celebrating the start of the lunar New Year of the monkey
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| Jan.30 |
Shanghai |
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 Deadly bird flu spreading Deadly virus had struck in 3 provinces, possibly 2 more and perhaps the financial capital of Shanghai
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| Jan.31 |
Southern China |
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WHO chides China over latest SARS Map of Guangdong China| Beijing announced a 4th confirmed case of the deadly virus -- a 40-year-old doctor in the province Guangdong | |
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