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Chinese try smoking and drinking to stave off Sars 

Jump to full article: Irish Independent (ie), 2003-05-06
Author: Jasper Becker in Beijing

Intro:

While the Beijing government is pumping its message through every possible media outlet, citizens in this plague-stricken capital are circulating their own counter propaganda.

Drink as much Baijiu - the local grain spirit brew - as possible and keep smoking. If you do it with enough enthusiasm, it is sure to kill any mystery virus. [This graph only]

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