<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The following is a timeline of the 2002--04 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). </P> <P> On November 16, 2002, an outbreak of what is believed to be severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) began in the Guangdong province of China, which borders on Hong Kong . The first case of infection was speculated to be a farmer in the Shunde district of Foshan County . The People's Republic of China (PRC) notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about this outbreak on February 10, reporting 305 cases (including 105 health - care workers) and 5 deaths; it was later reported that the outbreak in Guangdong had peaked in mid-February, but that appears to be false, as later 806 infections and 34 deaths were reported . </P> <P> Early in the epidemic, the PRC discouraged its press from reporting on SARS and lagged in reporting the situation to the World Health Organization, delaying the initial report . Initially, it did not provide information for Chinese provinces other than Guangdong, the province where the disease is believed to have originated . For example, a WHO team that travelled to Beijing was not allowed to visit the Guangdong province for several weeks . This resulted in international criticism, which seemed to have caused a change in government policy in early April . </P>

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