S'pore on track to be SARS-free

SINGAPORE: Singapore said yesterday fears of a SARS outbreak at a mental hospital were unfounded, leaving it on track to be declared free of the disease, but Taiwan announced its biggest one-day jump in those infected. In Geneva, the World Health Organisation said most outbreaks are coming to an end. 

Taiwan's new health minister, Chen Chien-jen, said the outbreak had worsened because “sick people have been hiding their symptoms and starting outbreaks at hospitals.” He did not elaborate.