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Canada has turned the corner on SARS. Respected health professionals and specialists in disease control are all coming to the same conclusion: Canada has turned the corner on SARS. To put things in perspective, Health Canada believes it is important to remember the following points: * The number of people who have recovered from SARS is going up. • The total number of people in quarantine is going down. Canada has provided such enormous leadership to all of us in the global community." Dr. Julie Gerberding, Director of U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta - Global News 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 2,2003 Canada was doing everything right, including screening passengers as they left." Dr. David Heymann, World Health Organization, Executive Director of Communicable Diseases - Closing news conference, Special international meeting on SARS - Toronto, Thursday, May 1,2003 It's safe to travel to Toronto." Dr. Paul Gully, Health Canada - Toronto Star, Thursday April 24, 2003 Toronto continues to be a safe place. Anyone who's travelling to Toronto, either for business or pleasure, should be reassured that it is safe to do so." Dr. Colin D'Cunha, Commissioner of Public Health and Chief Medical Officer of Health - Toronto Star, Thursday, April 24, 2003 Thanks to the ceaseless efforts and hard work of health care workers, the threat of SARS is being dealt with across the country. As for Toronto, all the facts indicate that it is safe to work, live and travel there. D For Government of Canada: 1800 454-8302, TTY: 1 800 465-7735 0 www.canadagc.ca D For Government of Ontario: 1 888 668-4636, TTY: 1 800 387-5559 0 www.health.gov.on.ca M Health Santé Canada Canada ® Ontario Canada