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Write a letter to your friend to informing him of the measures taken by the govt to tackle problems arising out of SARS



Write a letter to your pen friend in Germany informing him of the measures taken by the govt to tackle problems arising out of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

F - 35, Jamia Nagar,
New Delhi,
August 10, 2019
Dear Albert,
In your last letter you expressed apprehension about the spread of SARS epidemic in Asian countries via Singapore. No doubt there is panic in India. The silence of China about the cases of SARS has further complicated the issue. The internal media has reported the spread of SARS as epidemic in China and Singapore.
People in India are wondering how close they are to the epidemic. In fact according to the report of World Health Organization SARS is unlikely to become an epidemic in India, because there is no local transmission among the people. All the cases reported so far caught infection abroad. The first case reported from Pune was the member of a family who had very close contact on account of living in a slum. It is not an epidemic by definition. There have been no deaths and there is not likely to be any in near future because of SARS.
A red alert has, however, been announced across the country to deal with breaking out of SARS. Action plan to deal with the situation will be formulated tomorrow at the union cabinet meeting. A forty-year-old woman, who arrived from Shanghai, was admitted to the infectious diseases hospital. In the opinion of the doctors it appears to fit the clinical definition of SARS. The results of the investigating reports are still awaited.

Our Union Health Minister, Sushma Sawraj claimed in the Parliament that there was no need for panic. She assured the members that the govt, was fully geared to meet with the challenge. Our air ports are fully equipped to deal with the situation. WHO has also appreciated our efficient handling of the situation. We have not cancelled international flights so far as it is not feasible but suspect cases are immediately quarantined if urine, blood, sputum samples are tested positive.
I assure you that there is no cause of concern on this account so far. Let us see how things turn out to be in future.
I am sure that your country is well equipped to meet with the situation.
With best wishes,
Yours sincerely,
ABCD