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World Health Organization watching Toronto situation as SARS cases rise
Tuesday,June3,2003,12:13 PM
Toronto-AP -- The World Health Organization says it's keeping a close eye on the latest outbreak of SARS in Toronto. The group has decided not to issue another travel advisory for the city -- despite yesterday's report of 52 new probable cases of the respiratory disease. But the possibility has been discussed.
The World Health officials say the new SARS cases appear to be confined to a hospital setting. Over 68-hundred people remain under home quarantine.
A spokesman notes that they are "concerned" about the size of Toronto's second outbreak -- and about reports the city may be exporting the disease. There have now been a total of 62 probable cases reported in the city.
Meanwhile, the U-S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reinstated a travel alert for Toronto.
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