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WHO: SARS Under Control in Vietnam

The World Health Organization announces that Vietnam is the first country to contain severe acute respiratory syndrome and says the worst of the SARS outbreak is over in Hong Kong, Canada and Singapore. But in China, officials announce several new cases. SARS has killed more than 300 worldwide. Hear NPR's Rob Gifford and Hong Kong doctor Wan Song.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.