[Enemy Of The State]

You have just hit on the multi-billion dollar question.

Ive been watching on the People's Daily website every day and it seems that the number of new cases of SARS has decreased steadily to the point where there have been none reported as of today.

DOesnt that sound a little fishy considering how badly they are/were affected just recently?

One of my good friends in Beijing commented to me that she does not even believe those figures.

They (Chicom Govt) want this to go away as soon as possible so that it doesnt have any chances of affecting their hosting of the 2008 Olympics.

[ken5050]

The didn't raise any objection to transferring the soccer tourney, and that was billed as an early prelim to show that China could handle a big event...also, the NBA is taking it on the chin..the Yao thing is huge in China...and there are supposed to be some all-star exibitions this sumer..but the pros don't want to go....if there's one more large outbreak..you'll start to see contingency plans discussed.....

[Judith Anne]

This article states that there are 138 people in the SARS clinic at the development who have yet to be registered or examined...So I doubt they are included in China's statistics, which confirms our doubt that they are accurate.

I guess if they don't examine or diagnose them, they aren't really SARS and can be left out of the count.../sarc