] President Bush on Friday gave health
] officials authority to quarantine Americans sick with the
] highly contagious new mystery illness.
]
] Health officials have no immediate plans to use the new
] powers in fighting severe acute respiratory syndrome, or
] SARS.
]
] In an executive order signed Friday, Bush added SARS to
] the list of diseases for which health authorities have
] authority to involuntarily quarantine Americans.
]
] It's the first time a new disease has been added to the
] list in two decades.