Monday, March 31
NATIONAL POST
The doctor who first raised the alarm about a mysterious new disease has become one of the most famous casualties of the deadly respiratory illness.
Dr. Carlo Urbani, an Italian communicable-disease expert known for his tireless dedication to his patients, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work with Doctors Without Borders, died in Thailand this weekend, where he was being treated for the severe acute respiratory syndrome he was the first to diagnose.
