Driver of bus carrying SARS-infected man hospitalized

Driver of bus carrying SARS-infected man hospitalized

OSAKA, Japan - A health official disinfects a bus in Osaka on May 17. The bus carried a tour group from Taiwan, including a doctor who has tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) upon return to Taipei. The driver of the bus was hospitalized after developing a fever. (Kyodo)

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