Action plan needed to combat coronavirus


Feeling the sting: A file picture showing a worker being disinfected outside a medical isolation in Wuhan. WHO’s declaration calls for greater preventive measures and stringent screening at all check points. — AP

WHEN China catches a cold, the rest of the world shudders. The global panic caused by Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak is a classic case that is not to be taken lightly.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the new coronavirus (nCoV) that originated largely from the China city is a global public health emergency.

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