Thousands quarantined as Sars riots hit China AFP - (10:10 am)HONG KONG -- China quarantined 10,000 more citizens Monday in its desperate efforts to contain Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) as panic riots hit rural areas despite apparent global successes in halting the spread of the deadly virus...In the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, 10,000 people were quarantined in an effort to halt the spread of Sars, while villagers in two remote areas destroyed quarantine centers and beat up officials, a sign that the disease is creating social instability across the country....In another incident, villagers rioted from April 25-28 in Linzhou city, central Henan province, ransacking a planned Sars quarantine center and other medical facilities..
