Panic and Pandemic
Signs of hysteria over swine flu that are emerging in Asia will do nothing to stop the spread of the virus and could do serious damage to economies already reeling from the slowdown in world trade.
East Asia, with its heavy reliance on trade and tourism, is particularly vulnerable to the spread of panicky reactions to the virus. It should be urging a coo…
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