Suspected Sars case in China rings alarm bells for Asia

China's Vice Minister of Health Zhu Qinsheng briefed his colleagues from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) about a new suspected case and pledged to provide timely information.

"We will cooperate with Asian countries. We will be transparent in all our cases. We will be honest," he told reporters.

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Takashi Minagawa, councillor with Japan's ministry of health, labour and welfare, said there was no need for the public to panic.