[djharley67]

I thought they only wanted 1 child per family, why are they mad? This should help get the population in China down.

[Cicero]

Well, I don't suppose they care about a few million deaths, but it's very bad for business.

This reminds me of Thomas Mann's story, "Death in Venice."

[aristeides]

WHO: Update 35 - Update on China: New numbers, May Day holiday reduced. 109 more SARS cases reported in Peking, bringing total for China to 1,959 confirmed cases.

[per loin]

An additional 150 suspected SARS cases have been identified through stepped-up measures to find people exposed to the disease. Those people have been able to get early treatment — which Hong Kong doctors fighting SARS say is crucial.

This may be the key to Hong Kong's slowing hospitalizations.