The spread of SARS in Taiwan has accelerated considerably during the past week. Yesterday, Taiwan announced a cumulative total of 100 probable SARS cases, a number representing almost a tripling of cases over the past 10 days. Since the outbreak began, 8 deaths have occurred.
過去一週來台灣SARS疫情迅速擴散，昨天(5/2)台灣宣布SARS可能病例已累積100例，幾乎是過去10天病例數目的三倍。自從疫情爆發以來，已經有8人死亡。

 A WHO team arrived today in Taipei to support health authorities in combating the SARS outbreak. The two-person team, with expertise in epidemiology and virology, will visit hospitals and consult with local health authorities. As the outbreak has affected a number of hospital staff, a principal focus with be on the possible need to strengthen infection control procedures. The WHO team will also advise Taiwan officials on how best to stop the spread of the virus on the island.
今天有一組世界衛生組織專家抵達台灣協助衛生當局對抗SARS疫情。具有流行病學與病毒學專長的兩人小組將訪視醫院，並諮詢地方衛生機關。由於有多名醫院員工受到感染，強化感染控制措施將可能是一個主要的焦點。該小組也會建議台灣官員們如何停止病毒在島上的擴散。

Taiwan's Center for Disease Control reported the first two suspected SARS cases, in a couple, on 14 March. The man had a February travel history to Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR. On 26 March, a Taiwanese resident of Hong Kong's Amoy Gardens flew to Taiwan and took a train to Taichung to celebrate the traditional festival, Qing Ming. The man's brother became Taiwan's first SARS fatality, and a fellow passenger on the train also became a case. By 16 April, 27 probable cases had been detected in Taiwan. Investigation of cases determined that all either had a travel history to an affected area, or had been in close contact with patients.
台灣的疾病管制局報告最早在三月十四日發現的一對SARS疑似病例。其中的男性在二月份曾到廣東省與香港旅遊。三月二十六日，另一位住在香港淘大花園的台灣人飛到台灣，搭火車到台中與家人共渡清明節。他的弟弟成為台灣第一位SARS死亡病例，而且火車上的一位乘客也成為SARS病例。至四月十六日止，台灣共發現27例可能病例。病例調查發現，所有的病例都曾到流行區旅遊，或是曾與病患有親密接觸。

 The number of cases began increasingly steadily in the last weeks of April. Several staff at two hospitals have become infected. On 28 April, the Taiwanese government imposed a mandatory 14-day quarantine on all incoming travellers from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau and Toronto, Canada.
在四月份的最後一週內，病例數目開始穩定增加。兩家醫院（註：和平、仁濟）的數位員工被感染。四月二十八日，台灣政府規定所有來自中國大陸、香港、新加坡、澳門與加拿大多倫多的旅客必須強制隔離14天。

 Situation in China
中國的情況

 China reported 181 new probable SARS cases today, 114 of which were from Beijing, bringing the cumulative total in the country and capital to 3971 and 1741 respectively. There were also 9 deaths reported, five of which were from Beijing.
今天中國報告新增181個SARS可能病例，其中的114例來自北京，全國與北京的累積病例分別達到3971與1741例。有9個死亡病例，其中的5例來自北京。

 New probable SARS cases were also reported in Shanxi (18), Tianjin (18), Inner Mongolia (10), Hebei (9), Guangdong (11) and Ningxia (1). Ten of the new cases in Tianjin were among health care workers.
新增SARS可能病例也來自山西(18)、天津(18)、內蒙古(10)、河北(9)、廣東(11)與寧夏(1)。天津有10例新增病例是醫療工作人員。

 Nearly 20% of cases in Beijing have occurred among health care workers in hospitals. Among the 114 new probable cases reported today in Beijing, 20 were among health care workers. These figures underscore the importance of rigorous infection control in hospitals and the need to strengthen measures in place in Beijing.
接近20%的北京病例是醫院的醫療工作人員。在北京今天公布的114例新增可能病例中，有20例是醫療工作人員。這些數字強調了醫院內嚴格感染控制的重要性，以及強化北京當地防疫措施的必要性。

 As of this morning, 13,688 people in the capital were in quarantine. Among buildings quarantined are 27 SARS-designated hospitals, two building sites and three apartment buildings belonging to universities.
到今天上午為止，北京共有13,688人接受隔離。在遭到隔離的建築物中，有27間SARS專治醫院、兩個社區與三處屬於大學的宿舍。

 Under on cases and countries
各國病例總計

 As of today, a cumulative total of 6234 probable cases with 435 deaths have been reported from 27 countries. This represents an increase of 191 new cases and 18 deaths compared with yesterday. The new deaths occurred in China (9) and Hong Kong SAR (9).

到今天為止，來自27個國家的累積可能病例達6234例，有435人死亡。這表示與昨天比較，增加了191例新增病例與18例死亡病例。新增的死亡病例發生在中國(9)與香港(9)。