The Press Office under the Ministry of Health published Thursday
afternoon a press release on the latest
SARS
situation on the Chinese mainland.
From 10:00 am June 18 to 10:00 am June 19, the Chinese mainland
reported no new diagnosed or suspected SARS case, 24 patients
recovered and discharged from hospital, and no death. Patients
recovered included 17 from Beijing and 7 from Shanxi.
From 10:00 am June 18 to 10:00 am June 19, Tianjin reported 19
misdiagnosed suspected cases, Guangdong reported 2 misdiagnosed
suspected cases, and Beijing and Sichuan each reported 1
misdiagnosed case.
Now 186 diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals on
the Chinese mainland, including 152 from Beijing, 17 from Tianjin,
4 from Shanxi, 3 each from Liaoning and Guangdong, 2 each from
Inner Mongolia and Shanghai, and 1 each from Guangxi, Chongqing and
Sichuan.
The Chinese mainland reported 24 suspected cases, including 10 from
Tianjin, 8 from Inner Mongolia, 3 from Beijing, and 1 each from
Liaoning, Guangdong and Xinjiang.
According to the statistical standard of the WHO, by 10:00 am June
19, provinces on the Chinese mainland reporting SARS cases within
20 days included Beijing, Liaoning and Sichuan. Beijing had
reported no new diagnosed case for 8 days. Liaoning had reported no
local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 16 days. Sichuan
had reported no local transmission and no new diagnosed case for 13
days.
(China.org.cn June 19, 2003)