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U.S. Reducing Staffing on SARS-Hit Taiwan
Fri May 9, 2003 06:23 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Institute in Taiwan, Washington's
unofficial embassy on the island, has taken steps to reduce staffing because
of the SARS epidemic, the State Department said on Friday.
The State Department is offering nonemergency staff and family members of
staff free flights home -- a procedure known technically as a "voluntary
departure."
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend that
Americans consider delaying travel to Taiwan because of the outbreak of SARS
(severe acute respiratory syndrome), the viral disease which has killed at
least 14 people and infected about 149 on the island.
The American Institute in Taiwan performs most of the functions of an embassy
but does not bear the title because of Chinese objections to any suggestion of
Taiwanese sovereignty. It has offices in the capital Taipei and in Kaohsiung.
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