Canada loses two more lives to SARS

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Toronto-AP -- The mysterious illness that has been spreading around the world has claimed two more lives in Canada. The flu-like illness, called severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, has killed two additional people in Toronto. That brings to six the number who've died from the illness in Canada -- all in Toronto.

The illness was brought to Canada by air travelers from Asia. Its initial symptoms include fever, dry cough and shortness of breath.

SARS has killed more than 60 people worldwide and sickened more than 16-hundred.

International arrivals at Toronto's airport are getting information on the illness, but health officials say it's not necessary to interview them all.

In Ontario, a health emergency has been declared. Access to hospitals has been restricted. People who could be infected have been asked to stay home for ten days.