Should we be worried about the new Wuhan coronavirus?
- Written by Ian M. Mackay, Adjunct assistant professor, The University of Queensland
The World Health Organisation has postponed its decision about whether to classify the new Wuhan coronavirus as a global health emergency. It wants to gather more information and will meet again at midday on Thursday in Geneva (late Thursday night, Australian time).
In the meantime, China has barred people from leaving Wuhan from 10am today, local...