Travellers wearing masks queue at the West Kowloon high-speed railway station, in Hong Kong, on January 23. Photo: Winson Wong
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China coronavirus: unchecked flow of Chinese tourists helped to spread the disease
- With most Lunar New Year travel having begun in the 15 days before the new year, bans and quarantines might have been too little, too late
- Sars spread to 37 countries when Chinese outbound tourism was a mere suggestion of the behemoth it has become
Travellers wearing masks queue at the West Kowloon high-speed railway station, in Hong Kong, on January 23. Photo: Winson Wong