A security guard wearing a protective mask checks the temperature of a person entering an office building in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg
Opinion
Opinion
Why we might have to accept that this new coronavirus could be here to stay
- Comparisons to Sars are understandable, as is the public’s reaction to the outbreak, but this virus is actually less deadly and more easily spread
- It’s too early to say that containment has failed, but not so to prepare for mitigation – in the knowledge that the virus may never be eliminated
A security guard wearing a protective mask checks the temperature of a person entering an office building in Singapore. Photo: Bloomberg