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HEALTH-SINGAPORE: "TERROR IN A SPECK OF SPITTLE".
by A D McKenzie
SINGAPORE, Mar. 30 (IPS) -- Closed schools, empty taxicabs and people wearing face masks at the airport - these are just some of the signs that it is not business as usual in this South-east Asian city state known for its cleanliness, efficiency and discipline.
Some unusual steps are being taken as both the Singapore government and its people become increasingly concerned about the contagious and potentially deadly disease now known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), which has killed two people here and made 89 ill as of Saturday.
Worldwide, the illness has killed at least 55 people and affected 1,550 people, some of them bringing the virus, reported also in Hong Kong, China and Vietnam, through air travel to 13 countries, including Europe and North America. On Saturday, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert on communicable…
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