Hong Kong may seek Chinese help against SARS

HONG KONG’S hospital chief said yesterday he would not rule out asking Beijing to send doctors to the territory to help fight SARS, as the number of new infections climbed.

Hong Kong said seven more people had died from the disease, the highest number reported in any one day since the outbreak started early in March.

Forty more have been infected, including four health care workers, bringing the total to 1,190, the government said.