The source of the 2003 SARS incident was the virus carried by bats.The SARS virus really came from a mammal flying animal called the Chinese chrysanthemum bat.

According to official sources, on December 5 or 6, 2002, Huang Xingchu, a native of Heyuan who works in Shenzhen, felt sick, like he had a wind-cold flu and went to a nearby clinic to see a doctor, which was the earliest discovery of the SARS outbreak that year.

Mainland China has reported a total of 5,327 clinically diagnosed cases of atypical pneumonia, with 4,959 cases cured and discharged from hospitals, and 349 deaths (another 19 cases died of other diseases, which were not included in the number of deaths from SARS cases).

Impact of SARS

According to official information released, China's total economy was at 12.17 trillion yuan in 2002 and 13.74 trillion yuan in 2003.

In terms of data, China's economy was not affected, but at that time, the catering industry and tourism and other related service industries, were affected to a certain extent, but after the end of the SARS epidemic these industries have bottomed out.