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SARS scare slows business in Beijing.
Byline: Michael A. Lev
BEIJING _ Han Feng Ying arose from her slumber about noon.
A customer finally showed up, giving her a reason to lift her head from the countertop of the sweet shop she operates in what is usually one of the city's busiest shopping centers.
"We should do about $250 in business a day, but it's been more like $12 lately," Han said through her surgical mask. "I can count everyone who's come into the building today _ no more than 30 people."
What feels the most eerie about Beijing in the grip of SARS is a toss-up. Is it the white masks covering the faces of all the sales clerks at the Xidan Mall, or that the stores are devoid of shoppers?
"It's pretty safe here _ no customers," said Li Xia, owner of a clothing boutique. She has no employees, either. They both quit in fear.
Beijing reported 1,351 confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome as of Tuesday, but there are two other significant victims: the city's economy and its psyche.
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