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Article: Nine people suspected of SARS infection in Indonesia
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- April 9, 2003
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Nine people suspected of SARS infection in Indonesia
JAKARTA, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government announced
on Wednesday that nine people are suspected of being infected with
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the country.
"Among the 17 people suspected of SARS infection, 7 of them have
returned home and another is getting fever only. We are sure these
eight people are not SARS infected," said Umar Fahmi, the director
general of Infecting Disease of the Indonesian Ministry of Health and
Social Welfare at a press briefing here.
The director said the remaining nine people suspected of suffering
from SARS were having isolation and observation treatments now.
"The nine ...