Malaysia continued to block entry of visitors from China and Hong Kong, despite protests from tour operators who feared it would batter the tourism industry.
Philippines President Gloria Arroyo asked overseas compatriots who suspect they may have been infected with Sars to stay away, ahead of the Easter holidays. The Philippines reported its first "probable" case of the virus on Friday. However, officials said the 64-year-old male foreigner has since been cured.
Two crew members of a luxury cruise ship, with more than 800 passengers on board, have been confined at a Singapore hospital, with suspected Sars.
An unidentified British man is being treated in hospital in Jakarta, as Indonesia's first probable case of Sars.