Friday, 4. April 2003

Police launch virus manhunt


Hong Kong police have launched a manhunt for hundreds of people who have been exposed to a deadly respiratory virus as World Health Organisation experts try to nail down the source of the disease in southern China.

"If our Health Department colleagues think these people may infect other people, we'll use minimal force to send them to hospital for treatment," a police spokesman said on Friday.

¬> Reuters

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