Skip to comments.
Beijing Posts Surge in SARS Cases as Infection Fears Mount
New York Times ^
| 4-23-03
| ERIK ECKHOLM
Posted on 04/23/2003 1:43:35 PM PDT by Prince Charles
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-59 next last
Thousands of provincial businessmen, migrant workers and college students, most of them wearing protective masks, crowded railway stations and rushed onto buses today, feeling they would be safer elsewhere and ignoring official appeals for people to avoid travel that could expose them to the virus and disseminate it around the country. Indeed.
To: Prince Charles
To: Prince Charles; CathyRyan; Mother Abigail; Dog Gone; Petronski; per loin; riri; flutters; ...
To: aristeides
Beijing is in real turmoil. People are leaving the city to hide from SARS with relatives in the country. But they may will just spread the disease even more.
More BIG jumps in SARS cases are long over due. By next week the 27 cases that Beijing admitted to just last week will skyrocket up to about 800. Then people will really begin to panic.
5
posted on
04/23/2003 3:00:14 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
(primates capitulards toujours en quete de fromage!)
To: All
To: ex-Texan
Meanwhile, how many American executives, salesmen and ex pats are in China on business right now?
7
posted on
04/23/2003 3:01:57 PM PDT
by
riri
To: All
To: riri
I was in a Dallas doctor's office yesterday and overhead the nurses talking about SARS. One of them had seen an Oriental woman crossing a Dallas street with a mask on.
To: myprecious
I can almost understand. I married into an Asian family. I know they are a close knot community. We have many Asian supermarkets here in Phoenix and when I shop at one I am the only white girl (or boy, for that matter). So, I can understand, while we may think we haven't reached mask status yet-if you are part of the Asian community you may feel more at risk.
10
posted on
04/23/2003 3:14:10 PM PDT
by
riri
To: riri
knot=knit
11
posted on
04/23/2003 3:14:32 PM PDT
by
riri
To: All
To: All
To: aristeides
Toyota link has an error.
14
posted on
04/23/2003 3:18:36 PM PDT
by
riri
To: Prince Charles
I've been Mr. Happy face about SARS so far, but it seems that this could get ugly.
15
posted on
04/23/2003 3:18:37 PM PDT
by
AAABEST
To: riri
I live about 80 miles from the city. I feel "at risk" every time I go into town. I also worry about a mass exodus into the country if things do get rough from terrorism/SARS. These are uncertain times.
To: All
To: aristeides; riri
Oops ! My bad.
27 the number should be
79 cases ...
Perhaps Americans and Europeans in Beijing are more isolated culturally to begin with and thus may be a little safer.
18
posted on
04/23/2003 3:20:39 PM PDT
by
ex-Texan
(primates capitulards toujours en quete de fromage!)
To: riri
It worked a minute ago, google still has the link up, but you're right -- the link doesn't work now. I wonder what's up.
To: aristeides
"Workers, Students Fleeing China's Capital as SARS Spreads."
I would flee too. But this could help spread it around the country.
20
posted on
04/23/2003 3:22:23 PM PDT
by
Jorge
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-20, 21-40, 41-59 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson