Pastor Simon Loh, 39, of Faith Assembly Of God, Singapore, yesterday died of lung failure, caused by the mysterious Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) that has hit the region. He contracted SARS after visiting a SARS patient in the hospital...
Update from Friday's post. From the World Health Organisation:WHO infectious disease specialist, Dr Carlo Urbani, the first WHO officer to identify the outbreak of this new disease and treat the earliest cases in Hanoi, died of SARS today [Mar 29]...
According to WHO statistics compiled on Mar 31, 17:00 GMT+2, four more people have died of SARS since Saturday, bringing total number of deaths worldwide to 58. Of the four, three were from Hong Kong; the fourth was from Canada....
Eight warded for observationJohor Bahru, Malaysia: Eight people having symptoms similar to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have been warded for examination and laboratory tests. Health Ministry Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohamed Taha Arif said, "I must stress here that...
19 with SARS symptoms quarantinedFifty-nine suspected cases of people having symptoms similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have been reported in Malaysia with 19 people being quarantined in hospitals.Identity of killer pneumonia bug confirmedScientists have satisfied key tests...
Malaysian news SARS: Six more warded Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA: Six more suspected cases of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have been reported in the country, bringing the cumulative number of cases to 65 as of yesterday [Thursday].This brings total...
This is going to be very short. I don't have the time or energy for anything else right now. SARS is in Malaysia. Pray for us....
A friend sent me a text message asking me to pray for his cousin, who has been warded under suspicion of contracting SARS. He was admitted to hospital with difficulty breathing, and threw up several times. It brings the whole...
I am so angry. Remember my friend's cousin, the one I mentioned yesterday? Well, I received an email with more details. He was suffering from 'flu symptoms, so his family sent him to their local hospital in Perak (one of...
I'm sure Bene Diction, my Canadian blogging friend, will be interested in this: Malaysia bars Canadians Canadian tourists are banned from Malaysia until the SARS scare subsides. "Some may consider it extreme, but with the alarming spread of SARS and...