Singapore to launch SARS TV channel
A Singapore broadcaster is to launch a new television channel next week that will show nothing but information programmes about SARS.
Mediacorp said “it aims to inform and educate Singaporeans on all aspects of SARS so they can better overcome it.
“The channel will be in operation so long as it is needed to fight SARS.”
It will begin broadcasting on Wednesday, between noon and midnight every day via a free cable channel that should be available to 95% of households.
It will screen news and educational shows about SARS as well as some overseas programmes about the deadly pneumonia-like illness.
“These will give local viewers insights into how other countries are handling the SARS outbreak,” Mediacorp said.
Twenty eight people have been killed by SARS in Singapore out of 205 reported cases. The project was jointly organised and supported by local newspaper publisher Singapore Press Holdings and cable provider StarHub.
