Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, April 04, 2003
Twenty SARS Patients Cured in South China City
Thirty-three Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases had been detected in the city of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, and 20 had cured and left hospital by 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to official sources.
Thirty-three Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) cases had been detected in the city of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, and 20 had cured and left hospital by 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to official sources.
Ten patients, who were still in hospital for treatment, were instable condition.
Since the first atypical pneumonia patient was reported in the city in February, one patient has died and two others have been hospitalized elsewhere in the country.
So far, no local medical staff member has been infected with the SARS.
The city has set up a number of expert teams to guide the intensive treatment and prevention of the disease.