Even after informing the @WHO, Beijing continued to suppress information about human-to-human transmission of the disease.
The mayor of Wuhan admitted that as many as 5 million Chinese had left the city before imposition of a lockdown, allowing infected individuals to travel abroad well into January.
“For the moment, WHO does not recommend any broader restrictions on travel or trade. We recommend exit screening at airports as part of a comprehensive set of containment measures.”
But China is not an open society, nor does it feel obliged to follow international norms.
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