- February 11, 2003
- WHO was informed by Chinese health officials of 305 atypical pneumonia cases with 5 deaths in the Guangdong Province since November 2002.
- February 21, 2003
- A Chinese physician unknowingly infected with SARS, travels to Hong Kong and stays in a hotel.
- Over the next two days, the physician develops severe respiratory symptoms and is hospitalized.
- The physician later dies in the hospital.[6][7]
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