The Press Office under the Ministry of Health published Friday
afternoon a press release on the latest SARS situation on the
Chinese mainland.
From 10:00 am June 19 to 10:00 am June 20, the Chinese mainland
reported no new diagnosed or suspected SARS case, 20 patients
recovered and discharged from hospital, and no death. Patients
recovered included 18 from Beijing and 1 each from Shanghai and
Guangxi.
From 10:00 am June 19 to 10:00 am June 20, Xinjiang reported 1
misdiagnosed suspected case.
Now 166 diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals on
the Chinese mainland, including 134 from Beijing, 17 from Tianjin,
4 from Shanxi, 3 each from Liaoning and Guangdong, 2 from Inner
Mongolia, and 1 each from Shanghai, Chongqing and Sichuan.
The Chinese mainland reported 23 suspected cases, including 10 from
Tianjin, 8 from Inner Mongolia, 3 from Beijing, and 1 each from
Liaoning and Guangdong.
According to the statistical standard of the WHO, by 10:00 am June
20, provinces on the Chinese mainland reporting SARS cases within
20 days included Beijing, Liaoning and Sichuan. Beijing had
reported no new diagnosed case for 9 days. Liaoning had reported no
local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 17 days. Sichuan
had reported no local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 14
days.
(China.org.cn June 20, 2003)