Two foreign women wear masks as protection against the SARS virus as they walk on a street in Beijing (AP)
SARS and Tourism Story aired: Thursday, April 24, 2003
Toronto's public health officials and mayor are reacting with fury to yesterday's travel advisory, issued by the World Health Organization.
Toronto has been one of the focal points of the SARS epidemic, with hundreds of suspected cases. The WHO has said the city, along with other cities in Asia is too dangerous to visit.
However, health officials in the city, backed by Canada's health minister, say the travel advisory is unnecessary, and Torontonians fear that their economy hangs in the balance. Caroline Alphonso, reporter with Canada's Globe and Mail talks about the developments in the city.
For a look at the affect of SARS on tourism and business in Asia, Here and Now turns to Ron Richardson, executive editor of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a Vancouver think tank.
The adoption of Chinese babies is a brisk business in the United States. WBUR's Rachel Gotbaum was at Logan Airport in Boston last night to meet a group of American parents traveling back from china with their newly adopted babies. She talks about their experiences and precautions taken.
Guests:
Caroline Alphonso, reporter with Canada's Globe and Mail
Ron Richardson, executive editor of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, a Vancouver think tank
