SARS case dashes Singapore’s hopes

A LAST-MINUTE case has shattered Singapore’s dream of being stricken off the World Health Organisation’s list of SARS-affected countries, after a 39-year-old man was diagnosed with the disease.

"With this development, Singapore will not be classified as a SARS-free country," health minister Lim Hng Kiang told a news conference yesterday.

"We have not established the source of his infection, we are still investigating," he added.