The Wuhan coronavirus has some people fearing a repeat of the SARS pandemic in 2003 that killed hundreds & wreaked havoc on Hong Kong's economy. A lot has changed, but there's still concern over China's response — and just how transparent Beijing is being.
Hong Kong In 2003, panic was setting in. The fatal severe respiratory syndrome -- which first appeared in southern China -- had spread across borders, prompting schools to close in Singapore and hundreds to be quarantined in Hong Kong.
In the Chinese city of Wuhan, some 1,000 kilometers from the origin of the outbreak, Li -- then a 15-year-old high school student -- was cramming for exams.Classes were running, but students were told they couldn't go home between their afternoon and evening classes, so parents clustered outside the school gate to pass boxes of food to their children. Li, not his real name, said his school smelled of vinegar, due to a belief that vinegar fumes would help prevent the spread of disease.
What do you need to know about Coronavirus? 02:29What went wrong during SARSIn the first few months of the 2003 SARS outbreak, China kept the disease under wraps. SARS was first publicly reported in February 2003, but by that time the country was already months into an outbreak. Five people had died and another 300 had fallen ill from the disease in Guangdong province.In April 2003, a prominent doctor in Beijing went on the record to accuse the government of a cover-up.
Social media videos appear to show patients overcrowd hospitals 01:47"I do believe that the concern you see both inside China and internationally is a reflection of what we've seen in the past," the official said."That reluctance to respond in a rapid manner doesn't give the global community a secure feeling for this being managed inside China.
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