No new SARS case reported in past 24 hours
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-05-05 17:17

There was no new suspected or diagnosed SARS cases in the Chinese mainland in the 24 hours from 10:00 May 4 to 10:00 May 5, and the first diagnosed SARS patient in Beijing, surnamed Li, has been discharged from hospital, the Chinese Ministry of Health announced here Wednesday.

The ministry said that currently, the one confirmed SARS patient in east China's Anhui Province is in good condition, and the six confirmed cases in Beijing are all in stable condition. They all are isolated at the designated hospitals for medical treatment.

Of those who have had close contact with the reported SARS cases, none have shown abnormal symptoms, and 103 people in Anhui Province and 141 people in Beijing have been freed from medical observation, said the ministry.