Hong Kong reported a record nine SARS deaths in a day on April 15, 2003, including
its youngest victim to date, as the Chinese capital of Beijing at last woke up to
a virus creeping into its hinterland. U.S. and Canadian scientists said they had
independently mapped the genome of the new virus blamed for causing severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), raising hopes a test could be developed so treatment
can be given as soon as possible. (Reuters Graphic)