Allow me to show how Asian economies DO NOT follow the WHO recommendations of NOT TO TRACE/CURB TRAVELS (remember that the WHO said not to curb/restrict travels to Hubei & also until late Feb said not to curb travels to OUTBREAK areas). https://twitter.com/andypeaps/status/1250701047443701761
Hong Kong: screened aggressively & paused school & by 26 Jan restricted Hubei residents & by 8 Feb quarantine people entering from China.
Singapore: Screened visitors immediately on 20 Jan, 23 Jan cancelled all flights to Wuhan; by 29 Jan suspended visa for Hubei residents & by 30 January ban all travelers from China
South Korea: Started screening on 3 Jan & by 20 Jan caught the 1st case of a woman coming from Wuhan w/ a fever & screened very aggressively!
Taiwan: Screened pretty aggressively since 31 December 2019 & then banned Wuhan residents the day China locked it down & 6 Feb banned entry of Chinese nationals & by 11 Feb banned HK & Macau
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