All of the others are said to be healthy, which indicates that there has only been a single official case and that any chance of spreading was effectively contained, experts said.

The provincial forestry administration has decided no new licenses for wild animal trade will be issued in Guangdong as part of moves to prevent another SARS outbreak.

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Health spokesperson Deng Xiaohong yesterday confirmed that Beijing has no SARS patients or suspected cases so far.

Local public health departments in Beijing have conducted strict measures to prevent the spread of SARS since late last month, when the latest suspected case of SARS was found in Guangdong Province.

Strict temperature monitoring was conducted upon passengers at all municipal entry and exit points, including railway stations and airports. Anybody with temperature of over 37.5 C will be sent to designated hospitals as soon as possible.

A man named Cao Haiwen was sent to a special clinic by an emergency team last night from the Beijing West Railway Station after medical personnel found him with a temperature of 39.2 C while entering the station. With no other apparent SARS symptoms, Cao was under observation last night. Doctors said he may be discharged from hospital if his temperature drops under 38 C in 12 hours after treatment.

(China Daily January 8, 2004)