The Press Office under the Ministry of Health published Tuesday
afternoon a press release on the latest SARS situation on the
Chinese mainland.
From 10:00 am June 23 to 10:00 am June 24, the Chinese mainland
reported no new diagnosed or suspected SARS case, 6 patients
recovered and discharged from hospital (3 each from Beijing and
Shanxi), and no death.
Now 59 diagnosed patients are receiving treatment in hospitals on
the Chinese mainland, including 43 from Beijing, 5 from Tianjin, 3
each from Liaoning and Guangdong, 2 from Inner Mongolia, and 1 each
from Shanxi, Shanghai and Sichuan.
The Chinese mainland reported 11 suspected cases, including 8 from
Inner Mongolia, 2 from Guangdong, and 1 from Liaoning.
By
10:00 am June 24, the Chinese mainland had reported a total of
5,326 diagnosed SARS cases (including 1,002 medical workers). Among
these patients, 4,901 had recovered and discharged from hospital,
accounting for 92 percent, and 347 died, accounting for 6.5
percent.
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday afternoon the
removal of Beijing from its list of SARS-infected areas and lifting
of its travel advisory against the city. Up to date, no province or
municipality on the Chinese mainland is on the WHO list of locally
transmitting area of SARS and subject to WHO's travel advisory.
Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Health press release on SARS
situation will be published through media and on the ministry's
website only, instead of through televised press briefing.
(China.org.cn June 24, 2003)