China: A decade later, SARS survivors remain in pain

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SARS: A decade on, the victims remain in pain, March 1, 2013 Editor's pick: The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the spring of 2003 terrified the entire nation of China. SARS patients were once struck by pain, torture and despair. Ten years after the epidemic, there are still some 300 SARS patients who managed to survive in Beijing. Society seems to have forgotten their existence, leaving them struggling to carry on.

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Source: http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-03/06/content_16283878.htm


Still hurting after it's over
Updated: 2013-03-06 07:52
By Sun Ye (China Daily)

A family of SARS survivors explains the hardships of life after the disease. Sun Ye reports.

Editor's Note: Ten years ago, the world was hit by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic. Thousands lost their lives, including medical workers all over the world who selflessly looked after patients in spite of the high risks of infection. In China, the effects of the dreaded virus still reverberate to this day. In a series of reports, China Daily highlights the human faces behind the news.

Li Chaodong's family survived SARS only to discover they still haven't quite got over the effects...