BEIJING: Chinese health officials fought back yesterday against allegations they are concealing cases of the flu-like SARS virus, saying hospitals had isolated people with symptoms but had confirmed few victims.
But reports and rumours of SARS cases continued to pop up all over Beijing, prompting one school to send children home and taxi companies to order drivers to fumigate their cars.
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