Zhong Nanshan, head of the Guangdong research institute for respiratory diseases and the man who spearheaded China's battle against SARS, signs on a board named "Farewell SARS" in a Guangzhou hospital, where the last SARS patient in Guangdong was discharged, on July 2, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Wang Xiaoli answers questions from reporters as she is discharged from a Guangzhou hospital in South China's Guangdong Wednesday, July 2, 2003. Wang is one of the last three severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients who were discharged from hospitals Wednesday in Guangdong. The province, one of the hardest-hit regions in the world, had a total of 1,512 SARS cases and 58 deaths. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Nurses sign on a board named "Farewell SARS" in a Guangzhou hospital on July 2, 2003. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Nurses pose for a group photo as the last SARS patient in Guangdong Province was discharged from their hospital. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Wang Xiaoli (right) and her sister Wang Xiaohui (second from left), leave a Guangzhou hospital on July, 2003. They were among the last three SARS patients discharged from hospitals in Guangdong. [newsphoto.com.cn]

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