China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan have been mobilized since January. Imported cases are on the rise, raising the risk of a second wave. The SARS experience put populations on alert in China, Singapore and particularly Hong Kong, as my colleague Nisha Gopalan has written. Bars in central Hong Kong are no longer empty. Singapore and Hong Kong, trading cities that depend on the movement of people, are especially vulnerable once borders reopen.

Source: The Edge Markets March 19, 2020 22:52 UTC