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WHO team arrives in Taiwan Province to support efforts to combat spread of SARS

5 May 2003
A United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) team arrived today in Taiwan Province of China, to support health authorities there in combating the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak, which has accelerated considerably during the past week.

WHO helps African countries to take precautionary measures against SARS

1 May 2003
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries in Africa to tighten their health surveillance systems to ensure prompt detection and prevention of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
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Number of new SARS cases in China continues to climb, UN health agency says

1 May 2003
The number of new cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in China continues to climb steadily, particularly in Beijing, with 187 new cases and 11 deaths, more than half of which were in the capital, the United Nations World Health Organization said today.
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UN health agency removes SARS travel advisory for Toronto

30 April 2003
The United Nations health agency today lifted its advisory against non-essential travel to Toronto, Canada, following an improved outlook in the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak there.
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Senior UN health official welcomes Asian efforts to fight SARS

29 April 2003
Stressing that early detection and protection were two simple strategies that can contain Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a top United Nations health official today welcomed the “unprecedented efforts” made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) against the new potentially deadly disease.
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WHO to take Toronto off SARS precautionary travel advisory

29 April 2003
The United Nations health agency announced today that it was lifting its precautionary advisory against non-essential travel to Toronto, Canada, effective tomorrow, in view of positive changes there with regard to the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

WHO experts find no under reporting of SARS in Shanghai

28 April 2003
A team of experts from the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that the case burden of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Shanghai is not higher than officially reported, saying it found no evidence of systematic underreporting during a preliminary assessment.

Viet Nam becomes first country to be removed from WHO's SARS list

28 April 2003
Viet Nam, where Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first identified, today became the first nation to be removed from the list of countries with local transmission of the deadly new disease, the United Nations health agency announced.
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WHO: Viet Nam could become first country to contain SARS

25 April 2003
No new cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have been detected in Viet Nam for 17 days and if this continues until April 30, the country where the deadly new disease was first identified could also become the first to contain the outbreak, the United Nations health agency reported today.

WHO extends travel warning to Beijing and Toronto

23 April 2003
Extending its precautionary travel advisory after a new assessment of the magnitude of outbreaks of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today recommended that travellers consider postponing trips to Beijing and Shanxi Province, China, and Toronto, Canada.