China hid SARS patients - report

cnn.com ^ | Friday, April 18, 2003

[CathyRyan]

BEIJING, China -- Beijing authorities have gone to staggering lengths to hide SARS patients from visiting World Health Organization (WHO) inspectors, according to TIME magazine. At one of the most reputable of the city's hospitals, 31 patients suffering the potentially lethal disease were driven around in ambulances for the duration of the WHO visit, said TIME. And at a military hospital, 40 SARS patients were said to have been moved to a hotel for the duration of the WHO tour, in an apparent attempt to deceive inspectors about the true extent of the outbreak. The timing of the revelations could prove a major embarrassment to the Chinese government. On Friday, China's President Hu Jintao called on authorities to provide full support for SARS research and to cooperate with international agencies

[tallhappy]

SARS may turn out to be Red China's Chernobyl.

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I didn't get your point when you made it.

I saw an article in the LA Times with the exact title a few days ago. (Did you write that, BTW?).

I know what you mean now, and am coming to agree with you more and more.

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