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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, August 17, 2003

China Suspends Daily Report on SARS Cases

The Ministry of Health Saturday announced that it would suspend its daily report on SARS cases as there is no more patients of the severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) on the Chinese mainland.

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The Ministry of Health Saturday announced that it would suspend its daily report on SARS cases as there is no more patients of the severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS) on the Chinese mainland.

The last two SARS patients on the Chinese mainland have recovered and were discharged from the Beijing-based Ditan Hospital Saturday morning.

According to the ministry, 24 Chinese provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of China have been hit by the SARS epidemic since early this year.

As of 10 a.m. August 16, a total of 5,327 SARS cases were reported on the Chinese mainland, 4,959 patients were cured and discharged from hospital. Death toll from the disease stood at 349.

A spokesman for the ministry said the stop of daily report did not mean the end of anti-SARS drive. He called on all medical workers to remain vigilant and to get prepared to meet challenges brought about by possible return of the disease.

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