SARS Epidemic Timeline By 18dingjl2 Nov 16, 2002 Believed initial case of farmer in Foshan County Feb 11, 2003 Rumors of deadly virus stirring Feb 14, 2003 Report in the WER reports 305 cases and 5 deaths from an unknown acute respiratory syndrome Feb 21, 2003 Guangdong doctor Liu Jianlun checks into HK Metropole Hotel after treating patients, and infects at least 9 patients Feb 23, 2003 Chinese-American buisnessman Johnny Chen who checked in to Metropole 9th floor travels to Vietnam Feb 26, 2003 Johnny Chen falls sick after arrival at Vietnam Feb 28, 2003 Carlo Urbani is alarmed of the atypical cases of influenza in Vietnam and warns the WHO Mar 4, 2003 27 year old HK man admitted to Prince of Wales Hospital after staying in Metropole Hotel 9th floor Mar 17, 2003 WHO calls upon many leading laboratories in 9 countries to collaborate to research SARS and develop a diagnostic test Mar 23, 2003 Carlo Urbani dies of SARS Mar 30, 2003 Steep rise of SARS cases reported in Amoy Gardens, HK, with residents being evacuated to rural isolation camps Apr 20, 2003 Chinese government discloses that they have 10 times the amount of cases reported, with another 402 reported Apr 25, 2003 Outbreaks in Hanoi, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto show signs of peaking. May 2, 2003 Taiwan has rapidly evolving outbreak, cumalative total of 100 probable cases May 23, 2003 HK and Shenzhen has detected several cornona viruses tracing back to animal species such as civic cats treated as delicacies. Jul 25, 2003 SARS Ends
