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Beijing claims 'victory' over SARS

BEIJING, China - Liang Wannian, vice director of the Beijing Health Bureau, tells reporters in Beijing on May 10 that the Chinese capital has achieved ''victory'' over SARS, following the outbreak of the disease that occurred last month.

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(2)National People's Congress of China opens

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) delivers the annual work report to the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. The report lauded the country's economic growth in 2003 in the wake of the SARS outbreak and several natural disasters.

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Drills held for transporting SARS patients

SASEBO, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) and Nagasaki prefectural government into white protective jumpsuits hold joint drills Oct. 29 to practice transporting people in the event of another severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

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Number of visitors to Bali Island increasing

BALI, Indonesia - Foreign visitors gather in front of last year's bombing site on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. The number of foreign visitors to the island began increasing this month after a fall due to the bombing attack, which killed 202 people, the outbreak of the Iraq war and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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(2)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - A local person sprays disinfectant at the entrance of a storehouse in a farm village on the outskirts of Beijing on May 16.

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(3)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - A flight attendant wearing a face mask serves a passenger on a mostly empty flight from Narita, northwest of Tokyo, to Beijing on May 16.

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(1)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - An official holds up a pistol-type infrared thermometer to check body temperatures of local people in a farm village on the outskirts of Beijing on May 16.

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Beijing's Tiananmen Square deserted due to SARS fears

BEIJING, China - Tiananmen Square in Beijing is deserted on May 1, the first day of five consecutive May Day holidays in China, because people are avoiding going out due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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Beijing struggles to cope with upsurge as SARS kills 9

BEIJING, China - Acting Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan speaks to reporters in Beijing on April 30 about the extent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in the capital.

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China's SARS cases top 3,000, WHO slams insufficient data

BEIJING, China - Medical experts from the World Health Organization speak at a press conference in Beijing on April 28 about the extent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in China.

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(2)'Golden Week' overseas travelers down over SARS

NARITA, Japan - Travelers going abroad prepare to leave Narita airport near Tokyo on April 26, wearing masks over concerns about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The day marked the start of this year's ''Golden Week'' holiday period.

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(1)'Golden Week' overseas travelers down over SARS

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby at Narita airport near Tokyo is almost empty April 26, the start of this year's ''Golden Week'' holiday period, over concerns about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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Crowds form at Beijing's airport over SARS fears

BEIJING, China - Crowds form at Beijing's airport on April 25 as people check domestic flights in a bid to leave the capital to avoid the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.

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Goh says SARS could be worst crisis for Singapore

SINGAPORE - Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong warns April 19 that the outbreak of the deadly pneumonia SARS could turn out to be the worst crisis that Singapore has ever faced if it spreads beyond control. ''If we fail on this SARS in Singapore, it will become the worst crisis that our country has faced,'' Goh told a news conference at the presidential palace.

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SARS delays new term at Japanese school in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Pupils at a Japanese school in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou welcome newcomers at a ceremony on April 15. The school started its new term a week behind schedule due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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(2)SARS affects airline passengers

NARITA, Japan - A man examines a special room at the health ministry's quarantine station at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on April 5 to cope with a possible outbreak of severe acute respiratory symptom (SARS).

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(1)Japan issues travel warning over SARS

NARITA, Japan - Two hygiene staffers disinfect the cabin of an airplane that arrived at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Hong Kong on April 3. The Japanese government urged its nationals to postpone nonessential trips to Hong Kong and China's Guangdong Province following an outbreak of a new type of deadly pneumonia dubbed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

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Covid-19 Outbreak - Bangladesh

Medical personnel checking the oxygenation devices, during a tour of the new facilities, where will treat exclusively critically patients infected with SARS Cov-2 that causes the Copronavirus disease. The government inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid-19 Hospital to treat patients during the increase of infections by the Delta variant of Covid. On August 7, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Outbreak - Bangladesh

Medical personnel checking the oxygenation devices, during a tour of the new facilities, where will treat exclusively critically patients infected with SARS Cov-2 that causes the Copronavirus disease. The government inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid-19 Hospital to treat patients during the increase of infections by the Delta variant of Covid. On August 7, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Outbreak - Bangladesh

Medical personnel checking the oxygenation devices, during a tour of the new facilities, where will treat exclusively critically patients infected with SARS Cov-2 that causes the Copronavirus disease. The government inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid-19 Hospital to treat patients during the increase of infections by the Delta variant of Covid. On August 7, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Outbreak - Bangladesh

Medical personnel checking the oxygenation devices, during a tour of the new facilities, where will treat exclusively critically patients infected with SARS Cov-2 that causes the Copronavirus disease. The government inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid-19 Hospital to treat patients during the increase of infections by the Delta variant of Covid. On August 7, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Outbreak - Bangladesh

Medical personnel checking the oxygenation devices, during a tour of the new facilities, where will treat exclusively critically patients infected with SARS Cov-2 that causes the Copronavirus disease. The government inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid-19 Hospital to treat patients during the increase of infections by the Delta variant of Covid. On August 7, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Outbreak - Bangladesh

Medical personnel checking the oxygenation devices, during a tour of the new facilities, where will treat exclusively critically patients infected with SARS Cov-2 that causes the Copronavirus disease. The government inaugurated Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Covid-19 Hospital to treat patients during the increase of infections by the Delta variant of Covid. On August 7, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beijing claims 'victory' over SARS

BEIJING, China - Liang Wannian, vice director of the Beijing Health Bureau, tells reporters in Beijing on May 10 that the Chinese capital has achieved ''victory'' over SARS, following the outbreak of the disease that occurred last month. (Kyodo)

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(3)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - A flight attendant wearing a face mask serves a passenger on a mostly empty flight from Narita, northwest of Tokyo, to Beijing on May 16. (Kyodo)

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(2)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - A local person sprays disinfectant at the entrance of a storehouse in a farm village on the outskirts of Beijing on May 16. (Kyodo)

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(1)SARS outbreak in China

BEIJING, China - An official holds up a pistol-type infrared thermometer to check body temperatures of local people in a farm village on the outskirts of Beijing on May 16. (Kyodo)

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China's SARS cases top 3,000, WHO slams insufficient data

BEIJING, China - Medical experts from the World Health Organization speak at a press conference in Beijing on April 28 about the extent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in China. (Kyodo)

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Beijing struggles to cope with upsurge as SARS kills 9

BEIJING, China - Acting Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan speaks to reporters in Beijing on April 30 about the extent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in the capital. (Kyodo)

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Beijing's Tiananmen Square deserted due to SARS fears

BEIJING, China - Tiananmen Square in Beijing is deserted on May 1, the first day of five consecutive May Day holidays in China, because people are avoiding going out due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). (Kyodo)

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Crowds form at Beijing's airport over SARS fears

BEIJING, China - Crowds form at Beijing's airport on April 25 as people check domestic flights in a bid to leave the capital to avoid the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak. (Kyodo)

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(1)'Golden Week' overseas travelers down over SARS

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby at Narita airport near Tokyo is almost empty April 26, the start of this year's ''Golden Week'' holiday period, over concerns about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). (Kyodo)

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(2)'Golden Week' overseas travelers down over SARS

NARITA, Japan - Travelers going abroad prepare to leave Narita airport near Tokyo on April 26, wearing masks over concerns about the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The day marked the start of this year's ''Golden Week'' holiday period. (Kyodo)

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SARS delays new term at Japanese school in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Pupils at a Japanese school in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou welcome newcomers at a ceremony on April 15. The school started its new term a week behind schedule due to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). (Kyodo)

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Goh says SARS could be worst crisis for Singapore

SINGAPORE - Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong warns April 19 that the outbreak of the deadly pneumonia SARS could turn out to be the worst crisis that Singapore has ever faced if it spreads beyond control. ''If we fail on this SARS in Singapore, it will become the worst crisis that our country has faced,'' Goh told a news conference at the presidential palace. (Kyodo)

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(2)National People's Congress of China opens

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) delivers the annual work report to the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. The report lauded the country's economic growth in 2003 in the wake of the SARS outbreak and several natural disasters. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

A laptop in Beijing shows a Chinese infectious disease expert giving an online interview from the central China city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. The doctor said the novel virus is more infectious and more difficult to diagnose than the virus that caused SARS in 2003. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drills held for transporting SARS patients

SASEBO, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF), Maritime Self-Defense Forces (MSDF) and Nagasaki prefectural government into white protective jumpsuits hold joint drills Oct. 29 to practice transporting people in the event of another severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak. (Kyodo)

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Number of visitors to Bali Island increasing

BALI, Indonesia - Foreign visitors gather in front of last year's bombing site on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. The number of foreign visitors to the island began increasing this month after a fall due to the bombing attack, which killed 202 people, the outbreak of the Iraq war and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). (Kyodo)

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(2)SARS affects airline passengers

NARITA, Japan - A man examines a special room at the health ministry's quarantine station at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on April 5 to cope with a possible outbreak of severe acute respiratory symptom (SARS).

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(1)Japan issues travel warning over SARS

NARITA, Japan - Two hygiene staffers disinfect the cabin of an airplane that arrived at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, from Hong Kong on April 3. The Japanese government urged its nationals to postpone nonessential trips to Hong Kong and China's Guangdong Province following an outbreak of a new type of deadly pneumonia dubbed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). (Kyodo)