Executive Vice Minister of Health Gao Qiang told a press conference
in Beijing Sunday that Beijing reports seven new confirmed cases of
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) on Saturday, April 19, but
not yet counted in the total cases of the city issued on Sunday.
Gao said the seven new cases will be announced during the daily
report on Monday, April 21.
By
April 18, Beijing has reported a total of 339 confirmed cases and
402 suspected cases of SARS, the Information Office of the State
Council said in a press release Sunday.
Of
the total, 18 patients died.
Five foreigners were diagnosed to have SARS and another four were
suspected of having the disease.
(Xinhua News Agency April 20, 2003)