Situation Updates - SARS

• 18 May 2004
  China’s latest SARS outbreak has been contained, but biosafety concerns remain – Update 7
• 5 May 2004
  SARS in China: investigation continues – Update 6
• 30 April 2004
  China confirms SARS infection in another previously reported case; summary of cases to date – Update 5
• 29 April 2004
  China confirms SARS infection in two previously reported cases – update 4
• 28 April 2004
  China reports additional SARS case - update 3
• 26 April 2004
  Additional patients in China under investigation for SARS; WHO team travels to Beijing - update 2
• 23 April 2004
  China reports additional SARS cases - update
• 22 April 2004
  SARS: one suspected case reported in China
• 31 January 2004
  New case of laboratory-confirmed SARS in Guangdong, China - update 5
• 27 January 2004
  Update 4: Review of probable and laboratory-confirmed SARS cases in southern China
• 8 January 2004
  Update 3: Announcement of suspected SARS case in southern China; Investigation of source of infection for confirmed case begins tomorrow
• 5 January 2004
  Laboratory confirmation of a SARS case in southern China - update 2
• 30 December 2003
  Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) case in southern China - update
• 28 December 2003
  Suspected Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) case in southern China
• 17 December 2003
  Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Taiwan, China
• 22 October 2003
  WHO SARS Scientific Research Advisory Committee concludes its first meeting
• 17 October 2003
  L’OMS publie un document de consensus sur l’épidémiologie du SRAS
• 17 October 2003
  WHO issues consensus document on the epidemiology of SARS
• 24 September 2003
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore - update 2
• 16 September 2003
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore - update
• 10 September 2003
  Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Singapore

• 5 July 2003
  Update 96 - Taiwan, China: SARS transmission interrupted in last outbreak area
• 4 July 2003
  Update 95 - SARS: Chronology of a serial killer
• 3 July 2003
  Update 94 – Preparing for the next influenza season in a world altered by SARS
• 2 July 2003
  Update 93 – Toronto removed from list of areas with recent local transmission
• 1 July 2003
  Update 92 – Chronology of travel recommendations, areas with local transmission
• 30 June 2003
  Update 91 – SARS research: the effect of patents and patent applications
• 27 June 2003
  Update 90 – Case in Japan discarded, criteria for removal from the list of countries with recent local transmission
• 26 June 2003
  Update 89 – What happens if SARS returns?
• 25 June 2003
  Update 88 – New cases reported in China and Japan
• 24 June 2003
  Update 87 - World Health Organization changes last remaining travel recommendation -- for Beijing, China
• 23 June 2003
  Update 86 - Hong Kong removed from list of areas with local transmission
• 20 June 2003
  Update 85 - WHO case definition for diagnostic purposes, Hong Kong close to being removed from list of areas with local transmission
• 19 June 2003
  Update 84 – Can SARS be eradicated or eliminated?
• 18 June 2003
  Update 83 – One hundred days into the outbreak
• 17 June 2003
  Update 82 – Change in travel recommendations for Taiwan
• 16 June 2003
  Update 81 – WHO scientific meeting on SARS opens tomorrow
• 13 June 2003
  Update 80 - Change in travel recommendations for parts of China, situation in Toronto
• 12 June 2003
  Update 79 – Situation in China
• 11 June 2003
  Update 78 – Situation in Toronto
• 10 June 2003
  Update 77 - WHO officials to visit China
• 9 June 2003
  Update 76 - Situation in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
• 6 June 2003
  Update 75 - Update on Situation in Singapore
• 5 June 2003
  Update 74 - Global decline in cases and deaths continues
• 4 June 2003
  Update 73 - No new deaths, but vigilance needed for imported cases
• 3 June 2003
  Update 72 - Situation in China
• 2 June 2003
  Update 71 - Status of diagnostic tests, training course in China
• 30 May 2003
  Update 70 - Singapore removed from list of areas with local SARS transmission
• 29 May 2003
  Update 69 - Situation in China
• 28 May 2003
  Update 68 - SARS situation in Taiwan
• 27 May 2003
  Update 67 - SARS resolution approved, situation in Taiwan
• 26 May 2003
  Update 66 - Situation in Toronto, interpretation of “areas with recent local transmission”
• 24 May 2003
  Update 65 - Situation in Toronto
• 23 May 2003
  Update 64 - Situation in Toronto, detection of SARS-like virus in wild animals
• 23 May 2003
  Update 63 - World Health Organization changes Hong Kong, Guangdong travel recommendations
• 22 May 2003
  Update 62 - More than 8000 cases reported globally, situation in Taiwan, data on in-flight transmission, report on Henan Province, China
• 21 May 2003
  Update 61 - WHO extends its SARS related travel advice to all of Taiwan province, China
• 20 May 2003
  Update 60 - Philippines removed from list of areas with recent local transmission
• 19 May 2003
  Update 59 - Report on Guangxi (China) visit, situation in Taiwan, risk of SARS transmission during air travel
• 17 May 2003
  Update 58 - First global consultation on SARS epidemiology, travel recommendations for Hebei Province (China), situation in Singapore
• 16 May 2003
  Update 57 - Situation in China, guidance for mass gatherings, stability of the SARS virus, more than 600 deaths globally
• 15 May 2003
  Update 56 - Situation in China, new WHO guidelines on blood safety, guidance for mass gatherings
• 14 May 2003
  Update 55 - Change in status of Toronto, situation in China and Singapore
• 13 May 2003
  Update 54 - Outbreaks in the initial “hot zones” indicate that SARS can be contained
• 12 May 2003
  Update 53 - Situation in Singapore and Hong Kong, interpretation of “areas with recent local transmission”
• 10 May 2003
  Update 52 - Situation in China, the Philippines, and Mongolia
• 9 May 2003
  Update 51 - Situation in China, more than 7000 SARS cases and 500 deaths reported globally
• 8 May 2003
  Update 50 - WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to Tianjin, Inner Mongolia and Taipei in China
• 7 May 2003
  Update 49 - SARS case fatality ratio, incubation period
• 6 May 2003
  Update 48 - Hong Kong: “Heroic” strides forward in containing the SARS outbreak; situation in China
• 5 May 2003
  Update 47 - Studies of SARS virus survival, situation in China
• 3 May 2003
  Update 46 - WHO sends team to Taiwan, situation in China
• 2 May 2003
  Update 45 - Situation in China, more than 6000 cases globally, areas with recent local transmission
• 1 May 2003
  Update 44 - Situation in China, revised case definition, support to national labs
• 30 April 2003
  Update 43 - Situation in China: more cases than the rest of the world combined
• 29 April 2003
  Update 42 - Travel advice for Toronto, situation in China
• 28 April 2003
  Update 41 - Viet Nam removed from list of affected countries, more than 5000 probable cases worldwide
• 26 April 2003
  Update 40 - Situation in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Viet Nam
• 25 April 2003
  Update 39 - Optimism in Viet Nam, caution urged when using diagnostic tests
• 24 April 2003
  Update 38 - Situation in China
• 23 April 2003
  Update 37 - WHO extends its SARS-related travel advice to Beijing and Shanxi Province in China and to Toronto Canada
• 22 April 2003
  Update 36 - Situation in Singapore and China
• 21 April 2003
  Update 35 - Update on China: New numbers, May Day holiday reduced
• 19 April 2003
  Update 34 - Unanswered questions: a critical point in the evolution of SARS
• 18 April 2003
  Update 33 - Update on Hong Kong and China, first SARS case reported in India
• 17 April 2003
  Update 32 - Situation in China and Hong Kong, status of diagnostic tests
• 16 April 2003
  Update 31 - Coronavirus never before seen in humans is the cause of SARS
• 15 April 2003
  Update 30 - Status of diagnostic test, significance of “super spreaders”, situation in China
• 14 April 2003
  Update 29 - Situation in China, status of scientific and clinical knowledge
• 12 April 2003
  Update 28 - Affected areas, status of SARS outbreaks in individual countries
• 11 April 2003
  Update 27 - One month into the global SARS outbreak: Status of the outbreak and lessons for the immediate future
• 10 April 2003
  Update 26 - Status of SARS outbreaks in individual countries
• 9 April 2003
  Update 25 - Interim report of WHO team in China, status of the main SARS outbreaks in different countries
• 8 April 2003
  Update 24 - WHO Guangdong China team to issue its report
• 7 April 2003
  Update 23 - Status of the main SARS outbreaks in different countries
• 5 April 2003
  Update 22 - Update on cases and countries
• 4 April 2003
  Update 21 - Flash report: new data from China as Ministry of Health begins daily electronic reporting
• 3 April 2003
  Update 20 - Situation in China and Hong Kong SAR
• 2 April 2003
  Update 19 - China deepens its collaboration to contain SARS, WHO revises its advice to international travellers as new data come in
• 2 April 2003
  Update 18 - SARS outbreak:WHO investigation team moves to China, new travel advice announced [WHO PRESS RELEASE]
• 2 April 2003
  Update 17 - Travel advice - Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, and Guangdong Province, China
• 1 April 2003
  Update 16 - Update on cases and countries
• 31 March 2003
  Update 15 - Situation in Hong Kong, activities of WHO team in China
• 29 March 2003
  Update 14 - Update on cases and countries
• 28 March 2003
  Update 13 - China joins WHO collaborative network
• 27 March 2003
  Update 12 - SARS virus close to conclusive identification, new tests for rapid diagnosis ready soon
• 27 March 2003
  Update 11 - WHO recommends new measures to prevent travel-related spread of SARS
• 26 March 2003
  Update 10 - Data from China, countries introduce stringent control measures
• 25 March 2003
  Update 9 - Updated travel advice
• 24 March 2003
  Update 8 - Advice to travellers, situation update
• 22 March 2003
  Update 7 - SARS virus isolated, new diagnostic test producing reliable results
• 21 March 2003
  Update 6 - Major step forward towards development of diagnostic test
• 20 March 2003
  Update 5 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• 19 March 2003
  Update 4 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• 18 March 2003
  Update 3 - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• 17 March 2003
  Update 2 - WHO coordinates international effort to identify and treat SARS
• 16 March 2003
  Update - Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• 15 March 2003
  World Health Organization issues emergency travel advisory
• 12 March 2003
  WHO issues a global alert about cases of atypical pneumonia