Wuhan virus does not appear to be as deadly as SARS, Singapore PM says

FILE PHOTO: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attends the 22nd ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s prime minister said on Friday that the city-state was well prepared to tackle the Wuhan flu virus, adding that it did not appear to be as deadly as the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome pandemic. The Southeast Asian city-state, a global travel hub, on Thursday confirmed its first case of the coronavirus strain, which originated in China, and said another case has preliminarily tested positive.“We are well prepared, because we have been gearing up for such a situation ever since we dealt with SARS in 2003,” Lee Hsien Loong said in an annual Chinese New Year speech.

“MOH has now activated plans to counter the spread of the virus, which so far does not appear to be as deadly as SARS was.”

EricCheungwc He can say it only after visiting Wuhan for a day without mask, but not sitting at home in Singapore.

razingarizona Oh good, only half of us will die.

阿斗就是阿斗。。。

But with SARS over 35 million people weren’t on lock down 🤔 makes sense 🙄

Well that's a touch then.

Think we’ll take a rain check on that

EricCheungwc Time for medical tourism. There will be plenty of plane load with patients from China if they want 👍

This right here is why we don’t trust politicians 🙄

Medical care in Singapore is also good, they’re welcoming you. Pls don't come to Hong Kong. Thank you 🙏🏼

Unfortunately that is of little comfort to the families of those who have died.

SARS having 10% over all and 50% for the elderly.

Sure? 🤔 25 people died by corona virus.

dafuq does this guy know. foh

Is his comment based on feelings.?

Then Singapore should open and welcome to all Wuhan and Chinese people

Money makes the mare go.. Lee kuan yew never close his eyes...

Let all the Wuhan people into Singapore then🙏🏻

wuhan clan ain't nothing to fuck with

Except for all those people collapsing in public

so it is more dangerous . Because its symptoms are mild so it could already spread all over the world but because of mild symptoms it hast yet appeared a lot.

I expect to see you at the hospital shaking hands with the infected then 😷

Going to completely ignore that.

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