Four contacts of suspected SARS patient discharged
( 2003-12-29 23:31) (Xinhua)
All the 81 contacts including 42 close contacts of
a suspected SARS patient did not show any symptom of the disease and four had
been discharged from hospital after quarantine, according to information
released on Monday by the Guangdong Provincial Health Administration.
The four people were discharged on Sunday after 14 days of quarantine.
The suspected SARS patient has registered a normal body temperature for five
consecutive days and is now in stable condition. He has no cough or headache.
The symptoms in his alimentary canal have disappeared and his appetite has
improved.
The patient, a 32-year-old freelance TV worker, lives in Panyu District of
Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong Province. He had a fever and
a headache on Dec.16 and went to see a doctor four days later. He was diagnosed
with pneumonia at the No. 1 Hospital affiliated to Zhongshan University. He was
transferred to the quarantine ward of Guangzhou No. 8 People's Hospital on Dec.
24.
It was the first suspected SARS case since May 23 when WHO lifted the SARS
travel advisory against Guangdong Province.
The Chinese Ministry of Health requires quarantine for 14 days after contact
with a SARS patient, compared to a World Health Organization requirement of 10
days.
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