Sick Flight Attendants land in Sydney, SARS suspected

Two Chinese flight attendants have been admitted to a Sydney hospital suffering from what is suspected to be Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS.

Two Chinese flight attendants have been admitted to a Sydney hospital suffering from what is suspected to be Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS.The flight attendants were admitted to St Vincent’s Hospital in Darlinghurst in Sydney’s east after presenting with SARS like symptoms, including shortness of breath, rashes and high fever.New South Wales Health Minister Morris Iemma stated the two women have been isolated as a precaution and the health system is ready for any outbreak of the deadly disease.World health authorities have been on high alert after a man in Hong Kong recently tested positive for SARS. One case has been confirmed in China, with two more suspected and with China’s flu season upon them the worst is feared.