BEIJING: Chinese officials said yesterday large parts of the country, including Beijing, were close to containing SARS, even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned against hasty conclusions.
In an acknowledgement that SARS remained a very real threat in the world's most populous country, government spokesmen also said too much complacency could cause a rebound in the epidemic.
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