Mystery viral outbreak in Hong Kong revives fears of SARS epidemic
City initiates ‘serious response’ level as sickness recalls deadly respiratory syndrome that killed 700 people
Hong Kong authorities has moved to “serious response” level as fears spread about a mysterious infectious disease that may have been brought back by visitors to a mainland Chinese city.
Five possible cases have been reported of a viral pneumonia that has also infected at least 44 people in Wuhan, an inland city west of Shanghai and about 900km north of Hong Kong.