The SARS Emergency
Early 2003 saw a medical emergency sweep across the world.
Witness History · BBC World Service
June 27, 20188m 47s
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Show Notes
Early 2003 saw a medical emergency sweep across the world. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was a deadly virus which had first struck in southern China but soon there were cases as far away as Canada. William Ho and Tom Buckley were at the forefront of the battle against the epidemic.
Photo: Image of the SARS virus. Credit: Science Photo Library.