Doctor who explained SARS to Toronto dies at 68

By News Staff

Posted September 19, 2013 6:40 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Dr. Donald Low, who became a trusted face and voice of the 2003 SARS response effort, died Wednesday at age 68. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour earlier this year.

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