Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) death of one more person has been found in China spreading mysterious virus. Four people died of the virus. The BBC reported online on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the country's authorities have confirmed that the SARS virus is spreading from person to person.
The last person died in China of the SARS virus was 5 years His home is in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.
It is reported that the first SARS virus was infected in this city. The virus later spread to different parts of the country, including Beijing.
Special precautions have been taken at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka so that the new Chinese virus cannot be transmitted to Bangladesh. Airport authorities said passengers on flights directly from China will be monitored.
Chinese authorities say the number of people infected with the SARS virus has risen to 20 in various cities in the country, including Beijing, Shanghai. The majority of the victims are residents of Wuhan.
The virus has also been transmitted to neighboring countries of China, South Korea, Japan and Thailand.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering a global public health emergency in the wake of the SARS virus infection. The WHO will decide on the issue tomorrow.
WHO has already issued guidelines for the diagnosis of SARS virus infection. There, it has been said that people with the virus are coughing along with fever. The virus is spread not only from animals to humans but also from humans to humans.
The SARS virus killed about two and a half people in the mainland of China and Hong Kong between 202 and 28.
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