Taiwan's Department of Health said the number of probable SARS cases rose by 39 to 383 and a dozen more had died, bringing the toll to 52.
After the 10 seamen, who were taken to Hong Kong's Princess Margaret hospital, underwent screening including chest X-rays and blood tests, doctors said there was nothing to worry.
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'As the infection source has not yet been cut off, numbers of confirmed and suspected SARS cases remain high,' Wang Qishan said.
More suspected SARS patients have been detained in several places around the country.
There is no disruption of flights of Indian Air Southeast Asia in view of the threat of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
He returned from New York and complained of high fever, fatigue and body ache.
The US-led war against Iraq and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome have led to sharp decline in demand for air travel and raised costs on account of aviation turbine fuel, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
Air-India has decided to further curtail its services to Hong Kong following a drop in loads due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome scare as well as a directive from the Indian Pilots Guild asking line pilots not to operate on this sector.
Prashant Bhushan has claimed that Arvind Kejriwal can even join hands with PM Narendra Modi for personal gains.
The Fortis group, meanwhile, said that all documents, statements and details required by the probe team of the Haryana government were provided.
During the hearing, which went for over two hours, the woman said she wanted to go with her husband Shafin Jahan.
Rugby great Jonah Lomu, the game's first global superstar whose speed and power terrorised opponents, died unexpectedly at the age of 40 on Wednesday.
South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith has been withdrawn from their last three one-day internationals against Pakistan because of "post concussion syndrome", team manager Mohammed Moosajee said on Wednesday.
Trai's regulatory intervention was supposed to stimulate the market, but the latest order seems quite on the contrary, asks Nivedita Mookerji.
'This film was being made when I was pregnant, so even if they wanted, I couldn't do the role.' 'The film went to another actress, but she made them wait for a year.' 'After Adira was four months old, they decided that if I am going to start acting again, they should approach me.'
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'She used to call me every day to check whether I was all right. You know how mothers are!'
'An elephant has to behave like an elephant and not shy away from confronting the jackals,' argues Colonel (Dr) Anil A Athale.
But 'the threat of SARS import through international travel is great', the health ministry said in a statement.
The Asian economy is likely to suffer a loss of $11-50 billion following the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic, a study by industry chamber Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry said.
In 2004, India's IT spending is expected to grow 19.5 per cent, while that of China is forecast to expand 16.9 per cent, IDC said.\n\n\n\n
A United Nation's body on Thursday pegged down India's economic growth prospects to 5.1 per cent in 2003 from an earlier projection of 6.0 per cent, mainly due to the impact of Iraq war, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
