ADVERTISEMENTChanneling wartime rhetoric and tactics in the face of a microscopic enemy, leaders appealed for solidarity to battle a threat that appeared to expand exponentially. They vowed to protect not just the sick, but those sacrificing their livelihoods and education for the greater good. In China, where new infections have tailed off, authorities mobilized to prevent a boomerang effect, quarantining new arrivals for 14 days. But the intensifying spread of COVID-19 beyond Asia dashed any hopes for containing the virus, despite drastic curbs on travel and social events. Despite meeting at Mar-a-Lago with a top Brazilian official who tested positive, Trump has no immediate plans to be tested or to self-quarantine, the White House said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2020 15:33 UTC