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Article: WHO praises Hong Kong for "heroic" SARS containment.
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- May 6, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-6 May 2003-HKETO: WHO praises Hong Kong for "heroic" SARS containment(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Hong Kong has undertaken "heroic" containment measures in its battle against atypical pneumonia, according to the World Health Organisation's Executive Director of Communicable Diseases, Dr David Heymann.
During a video-conference between Geneva and Hong Kong today (May 6th), Dr Heymann thanked the Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food, Dr Yeoh Eng-kiong, on behalf of the world health body for Hong Kong's efforts, and said it appreciated the work that was going into containing the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ...