There was no new case of SARS
in China in the 24 hours from 10:00 April 29 to 10:00 April 30, but
a previously reported suspected case was confirmed, the Health
Ministry said Friday.
The newly confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
patient surnamed Wei in Anhui
Province was previously reported as a suspected case. Wei was
the mother of the other SARS patient in Anhui, and she died on
April 19.
Wei was posthumously confirmed as having contracted SARS on
Thursday afternoon, based on the results of laboratory tests, her
clinical symptoms and epidemiological history, the ministry
said.
Wei's daughter, the 26-year-old medical graduate named Song, is
recovering and has had normal temperature for seven straight days.
Among all the people that had close contact with her, 39 have been
removed from medical observation.
Meanwhile, the ministry said Beijing's first confirmed SARS
patient Li is in stable condition and has had normal temperature
for 14 consecutive days.
Teng, Li's mother who was confirmed as SARS patient Thursday,
now has normal temperature and is in relatively stable
condition.
But Li's aunt, also confirmed as a SARS case on Thursday, is
still in critical condition, the ministry said.
The other four suspected SARS patients in Beijing are still
isolated and receiving medical treatment at Beijing's Ditan
Hospital. Among all the people in close contact with the reported
cases in Beijing, 43 have been freed from medical observation.
So far, five SARS cases and four suspected SARS cases have been
reported on the Chinese mainland since April 22. Of the five
confirmed cases, two were reported in Anhui and three in Beijing.
The four suspected cases are now in Beijing.
(Xinhua News Agency April 30, 2004)