Gov't declares Japan free of SARS

Gov't declares Japan free of SARS

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi tells a press conference in the Diet in Tokyo on May 23 that Japan is basically free of SARS 10 days after a Taiwan tourist with the disease left the country. (Kyodo)

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