SARS experts standing by to battle new virus

GUANGZHOU: Guangdong province is prepared to put lessons learned during the SARS outbreak to good use against swine flu.

Medical experts who battled Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the province in 2003 are poised to use their experience and skills, should the illness reach Guangdong, the provincial health department said yesterday.

The department said it has formed a team of medical experts that will concentrate on ensuring swine flu does not get a foothold in the province.