Expert group to discuss SARS threat
The expert group appointed by the Department of Health to monitor the worldwide SARS outbreak is due to meet later today.
The group is expected to examine new guidelines for the management of suspected cases in Ireland and will also discuss whether athletes from SARS-affected countries should be banned from attending the Special Olympics in Ireland in June.
Today's meeting comes amid reports that GPs are planning to cease notifying health boards about suspected SARS cases as part of industrial action in support of striking public health doctors.
Despite a number of scares last week, the official number of SARS cases in Ireland remains at just one.
