Asian countries try to stop spread of Sars

Malaysia stopped issuing entry visas to most Chinese travellers to curb severe acute respiratory syndrome while Hong Kong today cautiously prepared to let more than 200 people go home from quarantine camps after they showed no signs of the deadly infection.

Other countries in Asia laid on extra precautions. Indonesia urged its citizens to stop spitting in public places. Singapore’s Roman Catholic Church reportedly told its priests to stop hearing confessions.