U.S. and Hong Kong (2003)

White House Daily Briefing Transcript

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
April 4, 2003

PRESS BRIEFING BY ARI FLEISCHER

The James S. Brady Briefing Room

12:20 P.M. EST

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Q: Ari, has the President been briefed on the SARS virus, and is he worried about it developing into a plague?

MR. FLEISCHER: On which?

Q: The SARS virus.

MR. FLEISCHER: Yes, the President has been monitoring events involving that. He's received reports about it. He continues to be concerned with it. Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson has been leading a group involving the Centers for Disease Control that has been working with the World Health Organization and other groups on the medical protection necessary to combat the disease, as well as working with Chinese authorities, authorities in Hong Kong and elsewhere.

Q: Thank you.

MR. FLEISCHER: Thank you.

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12:59 P.M. EST

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