In what year did SARS occur?

SARS (English abbreviation: SARS) occurred in Guangdong, China in 2002, and spread to Southeast Asia and even the whole world. It was not until mid-2003 that the epidemic was gradually eliminated. At present, it is generally believed that the first outbreak occurred on June 6, 2002 in Foshan City, Guangdong Province+165438. It was popular in Guangzhou at the end of June 2003, reached its peak in February and March, and then spread to Shanxi, Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Tianjin, Hebei and other places.

In late February 2003, the epidemic spread to Vietnam, Canada, Singapore and other places. On April 18, 2003, the Ministry of Education decided to postpone the national postgraduate re-examination until the end of May, and the specific time will be announced separately. On April 19, the Ministry of Education mobilized international students not to leave school and go home during May Day. On July 13, 2003, the SARS process basically ended.

The impact of SARS mainly includes:

1. Impact on economy: The SARS incident had a great impact on tourism, catering, transportation, retail, culture and entertainment industries. Because people avoid going to crowded places, the income and added value growth of these industries have been greatly affected. In addition, the SARS epidemic may also make some enterprises in a closed or semi-closed state, increase the unemployment pressure of employees, and may expand the overall scale of unemployment in the whole society.

2. Impact on society: SARS has an impact on people's psychology, leading to anxiety and panic. At the same time, due to the seriousness of this incident, the government and society may take some measures, such as strengthening the construction of medical and health system and raising public health awareness. The implementation of these measures may require a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, which will have a certain impact on economic and social development.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-SARS Incident