Fast spreading
NOVEMBER 16, 2002: First cases of the disease recorded in Guangdong province of China
December 15, 2002: Two residents of Guangdong transferred to the Shenzhen Futian Hospital. Eight staff members of the Heyuan hospital become symptomatic
February 22, 2003: An infected Chinese visits Hong Kong and spreads the disease
February 26, 2003: A 50-year-old US citizen falls ill in Hanoi, having come to Vietnam from China. He dies later on
March 13, 2003: A Canadian dies in Toronto. His mother died on March 5, 2003, after returning from Hong Kong
March 15, 2003: A doctor who had been in close contact with an infected person develops high fever on a flight.
March 15, 2003: The World Health Organization (WHO) issues a alert and terms the disease as
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