SARS now this is worrying.
#1
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SARS now this is worrying.
Looking at this page gets me a little worried. Canada is shown as having 100 cases 27 of which have got better, 13 have died and the rest I presume are still ill. Now, I'm not a rocket scientist (yet) but I make that nearly a 33% death rate. The total figures don't look as bad but still look more like 10% rather than the 3.7% reported.
I'm planning a trip to Aus next month, looks like it will have to be on Emirates via Dubai.
Mike.
P.S. The reason I picked Canada is because I think their data may be more reliable.
I'm planning a trip to Aus next month, looks like it will have to be on Emirates via Dubai.
Mike.
P.S. The reason I picked Canada is because I think their data may be more reliable.
Last edited by Wendy&Mike; Apr 21st 2003 at 6:06 pm.
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Location: napier, NZ back to Freo in 2008!
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Re: SARS now this is worrying.
Yes Mike the SARS thing certainly looks a bit scarey, however its all got to be kept in persepctive for eg; the World Health Organisation does report that 96% of cases recover spontaneously, except for a few very recent cases the 4% deaths have been mainly in the elderley and/or those with an underlying disease. Singapore airport if transitting is not considered an infected area, so if your not planning to stop over then its not problem.