JAKARTA - Indonesia, the first such death reported in the world's fourth most populous nation.
Senior health ministry official Syafei Ahmad told reporters on Monday the dead man was "a Taiwanese, a businessman who came to Indonesia on April 17" and later developed symptoms matching those of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
The 56-year-old man died on Saturday in Jakarta's infectious disease hospital and an autopsy was under way that could determine whether he had SARS, health officials said. Indonesia has yet to report a confirmed case of the disease.
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JAKARTA - Indonesia, the first such death reported in the world's fourth most populous nation.
Senior health ministry official Syafei Ahmad told reporters on Monday the dead man was "a Taiwanese, a businessman who came to Indonesia on April 17" and later developed symptoms matching those of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
