[myprecious]

A young woman in our church is scheduled to go on a mission trip to remote Asia (forbidden to name country) in May this year. I know she has prepared for this trip for years, but it does not look good.

The head ER nurse of our country hospital is in my Sunday School class. She made a few subtle comments about praying for us here at home and mentioned the North Texas case of SARS. It was obvious she had more information than she could reveal. It was unsettling....

[Mother Abigail]

The Hong Kong Doctors Union has called for the government to order all schools to close for two weeks after a case of atypical pneumonia is confirmed. Schools are currently required to shut for seven days. But the president of the doctors union, Dr Yeung Chiu-fat, doesn't think this is long enough. The Doctors Union has also called on the authorities to step up efforts to contain the spread of the disease. It says everyone should wear surgical masks.