SARS, also known as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), was a viral infectious disease that broke out between 2002 and 2003. The virus was first discovered in Guangdong Province, China, and then quickly spread to Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province, Singapore and Canada, becoming a global epidemic at that time. The outbreak of SARS has had a serious impact on the global economy and social life, and also greatly increased people's attention to public health safety.

SARS death toll

According to statistics, 8096 people worldwide were infected with SARS, of which 774 died. China is one of the countries with the worst SARS epidemic, with a total of 5,327 people infected, of whom 349 died. Hong Kong is also the hardest hit area of SARS epidemic, with a total of 1755 people infected, of which 299 died. Canada, Singapore, Vietnam and other countries and regions have also seen cases of infection and death.

Influence of SARS epidemic situation

The outbreak of SARS has had a serious impact on global economic and social life. First of all, the SARS epidemic has caused a serious impact on tourism, aviation and other industries. Many countries and regions have imposed travel bans, which have caused great losses to the tourism industry. Secondly, the SARS epidemic has had an impact on global trade. As many countries have imposed import and export restrictions, global trade has been hit. In addition, the SARS epidemic has also affected the global financial market. During SARS, the global stock market fell sharply, and many enterprises suffered heavy losses.

Prevention and control measures of SARS epidemic situation

In order to control the spread of SARS, countries have taken a series of prevention and control measures. First, strengthen epidemic monitoring and reporting. All countries have established epidemic monitoring systems to report epidemic information in time so as to take timely control measures. Second, strengthen virus detection and isolation. For suspected infected persons, virus detection should be carried out and isolation measures should be taken to avoid virus transmission. In addition, strengthen public health publicity and education to raise public awareness of prevention and self-protection.