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SARS Update: China

The SARS virus hit China hard. Everyday life in the capital has changed dramatically as the government has warned people to avoid large gatherings, closed down nightclubs and karaoke bars, and ordered quarantines. NPR's Rob Gifford reports from Beijing on the changes the disease has brought to people's everyday lives.

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Rob Gifford
Rob Gifford is the NPR foreign correspondent based in Shanghai.

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