WHO: Threat of SARS Reduced in U.S., Britain

NPR | By Joanne Silberner

Published May 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

The World Health Organization removes the United States and the United Kingdom from the list of areas significantly affected by SARS. Health officials are treating with caution news of 12 possible relapses reported in Hong Kong. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Joanne Silberner

Joanne Silberner is a health policy correspondent for National Public Radio. She covers medicine, health reform, and changes in the health care marketplace.

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