Embassy Staff recalled from China

The United States Embassy says it will pay for its diplomats and their families to leave all posts in China, including the embassy in Beijing, due to fears of the spread of SARS.

The United States Embassy says it will pay for its diplomats and their families to leave all posts in China, including the embassy in Beijing, due to fears of the spread of SARS.In Hong Kong the Government says more children and school staff have been diagnosed with SARS and schools will remain shut.The Hong Kong administration announced a 56-year-old man died and 27 others have come down with SARS.The territory has recorded 17 deaths and 734 infections but the rate of spread has slowed.There has been no medical proof of what causes the deadly flu-like disease or how it is spread.China has declared it is safe to live, work and travel in affected areas of the mainland.(Source: ABC Online)