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SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

WHO: Intense Global Health alert

Saturday Mar 15, 2003
Geneva, Switzerland

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.


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