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BREAKING NEWS : HONG KONG IS NOW DECLARING A EMERGENCY AND HALTING TRAVEL TO MAINLAND VIA RAIL AND AIR - NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS SCRAPPED. For those who don't know China, new years cancellation is unheard of (www.cnbc.com)
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– TopKeksWithFrens [S] 1 point ago +2 / -1

The thing most people forget about SARS is it happened in 2003 and there was not the kind of international travel to and from China like there is today. Populations were also more isolated as they hadn't really started shipping people into cities and the people lived a bit more in rural areas

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– DanIsSwell 2 points ago +2 / -0

Plus, these things normally only kill people who are in weak health. Like, newborns and old people. This new one is killing medical staff.

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– Sumarongi 2 points ago +2 / -0

Ehh... there was plenty of air travel, international and domestic, in china the early 2000’s

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– TopKeksWithFrens [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

To the same extent?

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