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)