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
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