[Mother Abigail]

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 Maid from Abra dies of SARS in Hong Kong

By Ferdinand G. Patinio and Niel Mugas, Correspondents

THE World Health Organization confirmed yesterday that a Filipino domestic helper in Hong Kong had died of the killer pneumonia virus or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

Both Labor and Health departments confirmed the death of Adela Dalingay, 39, married. a native of Manabo, Abra.

She was pronounced dead at 9:14 a.m. Monday at the Intensive Care Unit of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

WHO spokesman Peter Cordingley said the Hong Kong government has also confirmed Dalingay's death.
Labor Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas said the victim was taken to the accident and emergency department of the said hospital on March 19 by her co-worker, a certain Lily.

Dalingay was then transferred to the Intensive Care Unit after her health deteriorated despite taking antibiotics.

A team of sars specialists attended to her.

Her medical case report, dated March 23, said Dalingay had respiratory failure and was incubated and hooked to a mechanical ventilator. Doctors said, she also had two cardiac arrests but was later revived

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Unsure if this is secondary case, will try to determine

[Judith Anne]

Thanks for posting this update...seems like they are now in the stage where the US could be, in a few weeks. I hope not.