Taiwan, which was the last country on the list of SARS-affected areas, has been removed from the "black list." World Health Organization warns: The world is still not free from the virus that has killed more than 800 people
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The World Health Organization removed Taiwan from its list of countries infected with SARS this morning (Saturday), announcing that this marks the end of the epidemic outbreak. However, the World Health Organization warned countries around the world to be on guard against a renewed outbreak of the virus, which has killed more than 800 people worldwide and infected thousands more since last November.
Taiwan was the last country on the list of countries infected with SARS. It was removed from the list after 20 days in which no patient who died from the disease was registered.
World Health Organization Secretary-General Gro Harlem Brundtland said in a statement: "We are not marking the end of SARS today, but this is a milestone. The global SARS outbreak is under control. It is essential to continue global surveillance of SARS. The world is not yet free of the virus."
The announcement published in Zurich also said: "Based on surveillance reports in various countries, the human chain of infection with the virus has been broken worldwide." The World Health Organization says that there may be a number of other SARS cases that have not been recorded, so caution should continue.
Taiwan welcomed the World Health Organization's announcement. About 700 SARS cases were detected in Taiwan, 84 of whom died. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization lifted its warning about Toronto, Canada.
Ydan Hassars
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