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Suspected SARS case in Mumbai

April 20, 2003 15:18 IST

A suspected SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome] case has been reported in Mumbai and the person, who came from Bangkok on Saturday night, has been admitted to the Kasturba Gandhi Hospital.

The person was suffering from hypertension and showed high blood pressure and breathlessness, a hospital source said on Sunday.

"However, he does not have high fever," the source said.

The person is comfortable and fine, doctors said.

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Information media such as Rediff.com should feel responsibility towards society. It should be source for information and facts, should not provide/publish news just to create ...


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Sub: Unnecessary tension

I don't understand why everycase that comes for treatment is suspected as SARS case and taken into limelight. The things must first be confirmed and ...


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Sub: irresponsible reporting

if everything was fine, why did rediff have to report such a thing? If the person does not have fever and he is comfortable and ...


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It does not mean that we remain complacent and do not gear ourselves upp to face the challenge.


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Why one more addition to the already burdened rumour mill of mumbai or is it just another tactic to attract more readers.


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