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Friday, May 16, 2003 (Philippines)
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| SARS UPDATE. Health Secretary Manuel M. Dayrit (right) gives an update on Sars in the country during a press conference Thursday on the prevention and containment of the disease at the Holiday Inn Resort in Clark Field. Listening in is Dr. Jean Marc Olive, World Health Organization (WHO) representative. SUN.STAR FOTO/CHRIS NAVARRO |
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CLARK ECOZONE -- Health officials are confident of meeting the requirement set by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Philippines to be removed by May 20 from the list of countries affected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars).
Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit announced this in a press conference Thursday afternoon at the Asean Aviation Forum on the Prevention and Control of Sars held at the Holiday Inn Resort in Clark Field.
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