Physicians in south China's Guangdong Province have found evidence
of the coronavirus in the specimen samples of severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients.
"It marks a breakthrough in Guangdong's search for the cause of the
SARS epidemic," said an official of the Guangdong Disease
Prevention and Control Center.
The coronavirus, named for its crown-like appearance in electron
microscope imagery, is widely believed to be the possible cause of
SARS.
The medical experiment is still going on.
(Xinhua News Agency April 12, 2003)