[ex-Texan]

Headlines like this that trickle out bits and pieces of information -- like "20 more dead" -- are nonsense. This is not really news, although it passes for news today. Many more will die of SARS tomrrow and next week and the next.

What is news is the effect this health crisis is having on Chinese society and their economy.

[InShanghai]

I agree. I didn't make up the title, I got it from Reuters.

The number of new cases is 200. Cases in China are growing. I wonder if one day we'll be seeing headlines like 'China reports 1,234 new cases today'.

The link in post #2 is an interesting read for a feel on what it's like in Beijing.