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Friday, 2 May 2003
< 1:18:33 AM>.
CBC News: More Toronto health workers may have SARS 'Low stressed that the possible new cases are not a major setback to public health efforts to stem the spread of SARS.
There have been no new cases within the general community in three weeks and the general public is not at risk, he said.' Everyone's holding their breath here . . . figuratively speaking.
< 1:09:29 AM>.
CBC News: SARS experts urge world co-operation 'Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control, called the plan "excellent" and said she would like Canada and the U.S. to work together.
"We would very much like to join in and share the development of a cohesive strategy for our countries, since we have very important issues in common," said Gerberding.' Yeah, like a border!
< 1:07:21 AM>.
CBC News: 20,000 char burst out of Yukon farm tank ' The fish farm is run by Icy Waters, a Kitchener, Ont.-based company that supplies fish to restaurants in Ontario.
[...] The char in the 50,000-litre tank were two years away from ending up on diners' plates. '
< 1:04:49 AM>.
More SARS Cases Are Reported; Virus Found to Persist in Patients Dismaying developments in three nations underscored the capriciousness of SARS, the respiratory virus that had seemed to be coming under control in many countries. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] ' "We are not getting good, fast information from Canada," said a W.H.O. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Countries are not very good about reporting new cases, even the United States."'
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