FILE Photograph: Malaysia Airlines planes are observed parked at Kuala Lumpur Intercontinental Airport during the COVID-19 outbreak in Sepang, Malaysia. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photograph Malaysia Airways has signed a provisional settlement to get 20 Airbus A330neos to switch its ageing fleet of A330 widebody jets in a offer that also involves plane leasing enterprise Avolon. The airline will acquire 10 of the planes from Airbus and then execute a sale-and-leaseback deal with Avolon, with the other 10 leased directly from Avolon, the provider said on Monday. Sector resources past 7 days explained to Reuters a deal was predicted on Monday. The planes, which will have Rolls-Royce engines, are scheduled to…
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SARS Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s some background information about SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. Since 2004, there have been no known cases of SARS reported anywhere in the world. SARS is an acute viral respiratory illness brought on by a coronavirus. Symptoms include fever, cough, severe headache, dizziness and other flu-like complaints. The illness presents as an atypical pneumonia that does not respond to standard treatments. There were 8,098 confirmed cases of SARS from November 2002 to July 2003, with 774 deaths. November 16, 2002 – What will become known as SARS is first reported in Foshan, China. November 2002-February 2003 – Five people die and more than 300 are reported ill…