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06 Jun 2003
Situation Update
Since the last MOH press update on 3 Jun 03, there have been no new probable cases and no deaths. One patient has since been discharged.
The total number of patients who have recovered from SARS is now 166. 8 patients remain hospitalised, including 4 who are in intensive care.
New suspect case
Since 3 Jun 2003, there were no new suspect cases admitted to TTSH.
New observation cases
From 3 to 6 June 2003, a total of 6 cases were admitted to TTSH for observation for fever. Of these, 5 have been diagnosed as non-SARS cases, while one is still under observation. This case is a 45 year old man who had travelled Shanghai.
Quarantine Figures*
The quarantine figures are as follows:
#Discharged patients under home quarantine = 33
Contacts under home quarantine = 0
Total under home quarantine orders = 33
*Quarantine cases refer to those who are required to stay at home for precautionary reasons as they may have had contact with a SARS patient. These are healthy individuals.
# This is an added precautionary measure for discharged SARS patients as well as those with co-morbidities.
Summary of SARS Cases
6 A summary of SARS cases is as follows:
Discharged: 166
Hospitalised: 8 (including 4 in ICU)
Deaths: 31
Probable cases: 206*
Suspect cases: 0
Observation cases: 1
*Includes 1 case who died from non-SARS causes
Travel Advisory
MOH urges the public to heed WHO?s advice to postpone travel to Beijing, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Tianjin and Taiwan until another time.