A World Health Organization (WHO)experts team arrived in Shanghai
Monday morning for a four-day visit for severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) prevention and treatment.
The experts team comprises James Maguire, Wolfgang Preiser, Keigi
Fukuda, Daniel Chin and Li Ailan.
Xu
Ruiheng, an official with the Guangdong Provincial Center for
Disease Prevention and Control, will also join the team in their
Shanghai stay.
The six-member team is expected to confer with local health
authorities, inspect hospitals, colleges and local disease
controlcenters at the municipal and district levels, and examine
measures taken to prevent and control SARS cases.
Shanghai had reported two SARS cases by April 18.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2003)