04
February
2020
|
21:08
Asia/Singapore

We know more about the novel coronavirus but uncertainty remains about how virus spreads

Asst Prof Clarence Tan from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health discussed the key uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus, including how widely it will spread outside China, what impact this will have, and exactly how severe the illness is.  He opined that in the face of this uncertainty, we must guard against misinformation, anxiety and bigotry.