NST Leader: Wuhan virus, uncharted territory

Some countries have started banning travellers from China. Malaysia, for instance, has banned travellers from Hubei province. Others have imposed travel bans, such as the Philippines, Taiwan, Australia, Russia and the United States. The ban, governments say, is to curb the spread of the disease.

How else to contain the spread? If neither exit nor entry screening works, why not simply stop anyone leaving the countries affected? Governments have a right to be agitated, especially when it concerns the lives of so many. They do not want to take chances. This Leader is of the view that the PHEIC declaration should rally global coordination for a more unified response. The concern is understandable, given that the virus is new.

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