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Sars affects every aspect of daily life in Asia

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Staff quarantined in a Taiwan hospital pass notes through a window - they are protesting at being held

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At Xiaotangshan, north of Beijing, construction workers are building an isolation camp for those infected with Sars

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Beijing restaurant employees are forced to wear masks

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In Hong Kong, a poster campaign urges people to take precautions

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Only rarely do people remove their masks

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Tiananmen Square is empty; normally people gather here ahead of the 1 May celebrations

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Guests are deserting hotels in Hong Kong and mainland China

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People wear masks even when they are sleeping