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SARS Outbreak - How Bad Is It? RE SARS in Shanghai. Read on Internet today that there are 9 foreigners in Shanghai ill with the SARS virus and that the U.S. State Dept has confirmed 2 of them are American. If there's 9 foreigners, how many Chinese??? Also the American consulate today advised that any foreigners or Chinese in China believed to be ill with SARS will be placed in a hospital designated for treating SARS and will have no access to family members, personal physician, or American consulate members. (This could be problematic for foreigners who don't know much Chinese -- how many hospital workers in China speak English?) Furthermore, there is no way of getting air-evacuated out if you're suspected of having SARs. |