The H1N1 flu strain first detected in the US in 2009 is thought to have killed more than half a million people around the world, but no countries turned away or quarantined Americans. Photo: Imaginechina
Science vs politics: did the US overreact to the coronavirus outbreak in China?
- The H1N1 influenza strain in a 2009 pandemic was first detected in the US and killed an estimated half a million people but no countries turned away or quarantined Americans
- Beijing says Washington’s travel restrictions for China are inappropriate but public health experts say the coronavirus is special cause for concern
The H1N1 flu strain first detected in the US in 2009 is thought to have killed more than half a million people around the world, but no countries turned away or quarantined Americans. Photo: Imaginechina
