April 27, 2024

BC doctors on the lookout for SARS-like virus from the Middle East

BC hospitals are on heightened alert after a new SARS-like virus has killed two people in the Middle East. Dr. Perry Kendall, the province's Chief Medical Health Officer, says doctors received a memo from the world health organization. "If they have concerns because there may be a linkage to someone who's travelled to Saudi Arabia or Qatar, they're … [Read more...]