A six-year-old Thai boy became Asia’s seventh confirmed bird flu fatality as Pakistan joined a list of affected countries today.

THE bird flu that has raged through chicken farms in Asia and killed at least three people in Vietnam could become a bigger problem for the region than SARS, the World Health Organisation said yesterday.

A WAITRESS hospitalised in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou was declared the country's second suspected SARS case of the season yesterday, just as the first patient was pronounced recovered and released.

THE head of the World Health Organisation warned health specialists yesterday of a possible resurgence of the deadly SARS virus and urged countries to boost surveillance.

THE World Health Organisation removed Hong Kong from its list of SARS-infected areas yesterday, but warned the territory to keep up its guard against future outbreaks that might put it back on the list.

The World Health Organisation removed Hong Kong from its list of SARS-infected areas today, but warned the territory to keep up its guard against future outbreaks that might put it back on the list.