There goes the camaraderie: The Guardian reports on the "grave" SARS situation in China.

A new Sars etiquette, already widespread in Hong Kong and Beijing, is beginning to spread. "We shall serve your food to you on separate plates because of Sars," explains the host at a dinner in the faculty club of Shanghai's Jiaotong University. There are no shared dishes in which to dip one's chopsticks. Full story>>