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UC Berkeley bars new students from SARS-affected areas

UC Berkeley bars new students from SARS-affected areas

LOS ANGELES, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The University of California (UC) in Berkeley has decided not to accept new students this summer from several Asian countries and regions which are afflicted by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

The university will not be accepting enrollments of students from Hong Kong, Taiwan, the Chinese mainland and Singapore, said Chancellor Robert Berdahl in a message posted on the university's website seen here Monday.

The decision was made "after close consultation with several public health officials and campus experts, and based on the strong recommendation of the City of Berkeley Health Officer."

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