[per loin]

Not yet. Right now the cases in Hong Kong are increasing by about 10% per day. If the rate of increase in China were the same, we would have about 8000 cases in China by now.

[Mother Abigail]

Three others died in Beijing this month [Mar 2003], the city said Wednesday [25 Mar 2003].
Three people have died of atypical pneumonia in Beijing, and five others are suffering from the disease.

The Beijing municipal government said two of those who died came from Shanxi province and the other was infected in Hong Kong.

It said a taskforce and special medical teams had been set up to investigate the ourbreak.

It noted that two medical workers who had been in contact with patients in Beijing had been isolated, after they showed signs of the illness.

However, it said the virus had not spread to the public.