Collection of facts about the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak

This post is a collection of facts about the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak. There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Began in Foshan, China (Nov 2002)
• World Health Organization (WHO) issued global alert in March 2003
• WHO reported the virus contained in July 2003
• Infections continued until May 2004
• Infected 8,000 people across 30 countries
• Mainland China had 5,327 cases
• Canada had 251 cases
• United States had 27 cases
• Total deaths: 774
• COVID-19 is the same genus as SARS