Update On SARS - 31 May

31 May 2003

Situation Update

There were no new probable SARS cases, discharges or deaths reported today.

The total number of patients who have recovered from SARS stands at 165. 9 patients remain hospitalised, including 4 who are in intensive care.

New suspect case

There is one new suspect case admitted to TTSH today. He is a 47 year old man who returned to Singapore from China on 22 May 03.

New observation cases

There are six new cases today who were admitted for observation of fever comprising 4 males and 2 females. One of them had travelled to China. The others do not have any contact history at this point in time.

Quarantine Figures*

The quarantine figures are as follows:

#Discharged patients under home quarantine = 230

Contacts under home quarantine = 0

Total under home quarantine orders = 230

*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

A summary of SARS cases is as follows:

Discharged: 165

Hospitalised: 9 (including 4 in ICU)

Deaths: 31

Probable cases: 206*

Suspect cases: 1

Observation cases: 8

*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.

Future updates on SARS

As the current situation has stabilised, the daily MOH press update on SARS will henceforth be replaced with a twice-weekly update - every Tuesday and Friday. This will take effect from 1 June 2003.