WHO expects more SARS scares: Many more suspected SARS cases are

WHO expects more SARS scares: Many more suspected SARS cases are
likely emerge because the symptoms match those of common winter
diseases, the World Health Organization said on Friday as it
investigated the latest case to surface in China. A 20-year-old
waitress in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is
suspected of having deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Her
case surfaced days after China confirmed its first SARS infection
since last year. -- Reuters

U.S. to reduce terror alert: The United States is to reduce its
nationwide terror alert on Friday, a U.S. official said on
condition of anonymity ahead of a press conference by U.S.
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge at 11:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m.
in Jakarta). The five-level alert system has been at its second-
highest level, "high," since Dec. 21. -- AFP