Hong Kong housing estate Victoria Gardens was center of the SARS outbreak . Even then , the government had to work quickly to quash panic sparked by medical conjecture that exhaust fans had drawn contaminated droplets into the building 's light well , a disturbing development , if it had been true , that would have meant the virus was airborne . Police had to work fast to contain the virus and quarantine residents . The events at the estate highlighted the difficulties of containing epidemics . Public information an important part of the fight against epidemics .
Hong Kong housing estate Victoria Gardens was center of the SARS outbreak . Police had to work fast to contain the virus and quarantine residents . The events at the estate highlighted the difficulties of containing epidemics . Public information an important part of the fight against epidemics .