Sharp jump in SARS deaths

HONG KONG reported a sharp jump in deaths from the SARS virus yesterday as Asia’s fourth-largest airline said it could soon ground its fleet if passenger numbers fell further.

Sharp jump in SARS deaths

In a further sign severe acute respiratory syndrome was far from being contained in Hong Kong, the government said five more people had died and 42 more had been infected with the flu-like virus.

It was the largest jump in the death toll in weeks and raises the number killed from the virus to 40 since the epidemic began in the city in March. At least 1,150 have been infected.

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