May 2004
May 1: Two additional confirmed cases of SARS and three additional suspected cases are reported in Beijing, all related to a single research lab. The total number of cases is six, with four in Beijing and two in Anhui Province.
May 2: China announced the three suspected cases as genuine cases of SARS, bringing the total cases in recent outbreak to nine. 189 people were released from quarantine.
May 19: As no new infections are reported in a three-week period, WHO announced China as free of further cases of SARS.
Read more about this topic: Progress Of The SARS Outbreak