A health ministry council decided Friday that individuals diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome will be forcibly hospitalized -- even if they refuse to seek treatment.
The decision was made at a subcommittee meeting of the Health Sciences Council in which policies relating to SARS were discussed.
SARS has killed nearly 80 people and infected more than 2,000 worldwide.
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