What happened 2003 AD in Switzerland, Swiss Confederation

On March 12, WHO issued a global alert about a new infectious disease of unknown origin in both Vietnam and Hong Kong.

On March 15, WHO issued a heightened global health alert about mysterious pneumonia with a case definition of SARS after cases in Singapore and Canada were also identified. The alert included a rare emergency travel advisory to international travellers, healthcare professionals, and health authorities.

On April 11, the World Health Organization issued a global health alert for SARS as it became clear the disease was being spread by global air travel.

On April 16, the WHO issued a press release stating that the coronavirus identified by a number of laboratories was the official cause of SARS. The virus was officially named the SARS virus ( The Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus )

On April 23, The WHO issued travel advisories against Beijing, Toronto, and Shanxi Province.

On May 3, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was abruptly moved to the United States due to the outbreak.

On May 20, the WHO refused to lift the Tourism Warning for Hong Kong and Guangdong.

On May 23, after a recount of the number of SARS patients, the WHO lifted the Tourism Warning from Hong Kong and Guangdong.

On May 31, Singapore was removed from WHO's list of 'Infected Areas'.

On June 23, Hong Kong was removed from WHO's list of 'Affected Areas', while Toronto, Beijing, and Taiwan remained.

On July 5, WHO declared the SARS outbreak contained and removed Taiwan from the list of affected areas. There had been no new cases for 20 days although around 200 people were still hospitalized with the disease.