Protective Measures Taken Against Spread Of SARS In Asia

BEIJING - APRIL 30: A medical worker adjusts a facial mask to demonstrate the correct dress code for medics dealing with SARS infected patients under supervision of a nurse at the Beijing Emergency Centre April 30, 2003 in Beijing, China. On Wednesday foreign journalists were invited to visit the Beijing Emergency Centre that since the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has increased its workforce and has set up a special hotline dedicated to SARS related questions from Beijing residents. China?s ministry of health reported 11 new SARS fatalities eight of which occurred in Beijing bringing the death toll to 157. (Photo by Getty Images)