SARS on the wane, but stigma lingers, officials say

Yahoo News ^ | June 4, 2003 | staff

[Judith Anne]

TORONTO (AFP) - A second SARS (news - web sites) outbreak here is tailing off, but the fallout from Toronto's severe acute respiratory syndrome is still felt at hospitals, businesses and in the rest of Canada.

Canada is the only country outside Asia to report any SARS-related deaths since it arrived in March. All 32 Canadian deaths occurred in the Toronto area. Seven of these are linked to the most recent outbreak, first reported on May 22.

Ontario's commissioner of public security, James Young, said that health officials saw a peak in new SARS cases over the weekend. However, they were not "seeing surprises" so far.

"We expect that we will see some more cases in the next few days," as the outbreak continues on a downward slope, he told reporters Tuesday.

Ontario, whose capital is Toronto, reported 64 probable SARS cases Tuesday, up two from Monday.

[Judith Anne]

A peak in cases over the weekend, but "no surprises."

How does he know it's the peak?

[Judith Anne]

ping.

[aristeides]

WHO mum on rumoured SARS cases (in Toronto).

[aristeides]

Ontario agrees to double SARS pay.

[aristeides]

Surviving SARS: Minds may be slowest to heal .

[harpseal]

How does he know it's the peak?

The economists told hm it had better be.

[aristeides]

Niagara County man didn't have SARS.

[aristeides]

CDC Head Says SARS Slowing Worldwide.

[Domestic Church]

They have to be calculating a future wave due to the highschool/daycare exposure and the kids breaking quarantine...there will be more cases shortly.

[aristeides]

Toronto nurses fed up.

[aristeides]

U.S. checking drivers for SARS.

[aristeides]

Canada Nurses Rally Outside SARS Hospital.

[desertcry]

How does he know it's the peak. Chretien told him.

[aristeides]

Second cluster of SARS cases begins to 'taper off' in Toronto area: official.

[aristeides]

cretin doesn't come back from Europe until after the June 6th anniversary celebrations of D-Day.

[aristeides]

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Update</a..

[desertcry]

The critter may not come back to Canada, he is having so much fun kissing french butt, drinking their dirty wine and eating their stinky cheese.

[aristeides]

No SARS Deaths Anywhere for First Time Since March; WHO Says Disease in Decline .

[Domestic Church]

"...221 other persons under investigation (as a precautionary measure, these persons receive the same treatment as probable and suspect cases)"

So they have 221 cases they have conveniently left out of their official case totals. These obviously should be in the suspect column.

[jacquej]

Thanks, Ari... only one county away from me! I am in Chautauqua County... just south of Niagara County. I expect it to be here soon. Just too many Torontonians down here for it not to be, but, I am not gonna panic.

I feel so bad for Canada. I know they messed up, but I know we here on this side of the border wouldn't have done any better if we had been the unlucky ones to get an early "super-spreader" case showing up in one of our emergency rooms.

None of our health care workers would have been any quicker to put on the proper garb than the Toronto health care workers were. I mean, "like, who knew"???