U.S. State Department Issues Travel Warning for Hong Kong

April 3, 2003

U.S. State Department Issues Travel Warning for Hong Kong
In attempts to contain the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning advising Americans to defer trips to Hong Kong.

According to the State Department, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are reporting a total of 685 diagnosed cases of SARS in Hong Kong since November 2002. The CDC also issued a similar travel advisory and is distributing health alert notices to those traveling through the port of entry or returning from any of the SARS-affected regions.

Citizens are urged to monitor the CDC and WHO Web sites frequently for updates on SARS at CDC.gov and WHO.int.

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