The Asia-Pacific region was the nexus of the SARS epidemic, which struck China, Hong Kong and Taiwan simultaneously. With 1,755 cases and 299 deaths, Hong Kong was hardest hit.
2003 年春天，以亞太為主要疫區的 SARS，同時攻擊了中、港和台灣，其中感染人數達 1,755 人、死亡 299 人的香港受創最深。