Person: Henk Bekedam

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

China plans civet cull as SARS case confirmed

China, faced with the return of SARS, has ordered wild animals slaughtered by the thousands in the disease’s suspected region of origin.

Tue, 06 Jan, 2004

SARS ‘over its peak’ despite fresh Toronto outbreak

THE SARS outbreak is “over its peak” around the world, including in the hardest-hit country, China, a World Health Organisation official said yesterday.

Fri, 06 Jun, 2003

WHO: SARS outbreak 'over the peak'

The outbreak of the SARS virus is “over its peak” worldwide, a World Health Organisation official said today.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2003

China not prepared for SARS meltdown

CHINA, where the government has admitted the number of SARS cases in Beijing is far higher than had been disclosed previously, may be facing a "very big outbreak" in the provinces, the World Health Organisation said yesterday.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2003