NewsRadio 938 (0800)

17/04/2003
Record Date
17/04/2003
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00:10:17
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English
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2003000636
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Station: News Radio 93.8FM
Date: 17/04/2003
Time: 0800hrs
1. Two cases of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) are reported at the National Cancer Centre.
2. The Ministry of Health reports that one more person has died from SARS in Singapore.
3. Health authorities are investigating if a 16-month old toddler has died from SARS.
4. Singapore is the first country in the world to use thermal imaging system at its airport to spot travellers with a fever.
5. The World Health Organisation (WHO) says China had failed to report all known cases and the capital Beijing could have five times the official number.
6. Key European leaders have teamed up to urge a central United Nations (UN) role in post-war Iraq.
7. The UN Security Council will discuss the possible lifting of economic sanctions against Iraq next week.
8. United States (US) Secretary of State Colin Powell says the US has launched a very vigorous diplomatic exchange with Syria.