US risks pandemic just to spite China

[mrswdk]

The World Health Organization and other global health experts have today slammed America's politically-motivated stunt of flying its nationals out of China and imposing a Trump Travel Ban (Tm) on anyone who has recently been in China. They say such measures are actually harmful to the fight against Coronavirus, might lead to it spreading more rapidly, and that the US should immediately cease risking the world's health just for the sake of a few cheap PR jabs:

Global health officials have advised against the bans.

The WHO has actually warned that closing borders could accelerate the spread of the virus, if travellers enter countries unofficially.

"Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering info-sharing, medical supply chains and harming economies," the head of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said last week.

The WHO instead recommends introducing screening at border crossings.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51353279

[NomadPatriot]

it's a Panda-Enima!!!!!

[saxitoxin]

China unilaterally ends its tariffs on US to allow importation of needed medical supplies!!!

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/01/coronav ... cases.html

China retaliated against US tariffs by imposing tariffs on U.S. drugs and medical supplies. Now their inferior scientific infrastructure has led to them having to lift their tariffs. But the U.S. tariffs on China remain. And that's how you WIN A TRADE WAR!!!

[mrswdk]

^ case in point

[HitRed]

In other news the World Health Organization says 737 MAX restrictions not needed

[2dimes]

World Health Organization says 737 MAX restrictions not needed

I disagree. You can't have just any ol' button pushing systems manager riding around up front in them.

[NomadPatriot]

The World Health Organization and other global health experts have today slammed America's politically-motivated stunt of flying its nationals out of China and imposing a Trump Travel Ban (Tm) on anyone who has recently been in China. They say such measures are actually harmful to the fight against Coronavirus, might lead to it spreading more rapidly, and that the US should immediately cease risking the world's health just for the sake of a few cheap PR jabs:

Global health officials have advised against the bans.

The WHO has actually warned that closing borders could accelerate the spread of the virus, if travellers enter countries unofficially.

"Travel restrictions can cause more harm than good by hindering info-sharing, medical supply chains and harming economies," the head of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said last week.

The WHO instead recommends introducing screening at border crossings.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51353279

but.... you ignore what:

China is doing..

--> China imposes travel restrictions on 33 million people as virus toll climbs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-imposes-travel-restrictions-on-33-million-people-as-virus-toll-climbs/ar-BBZhEnT

what Australia & New Zealand is doing

--> Qantas and Air NZ suspend China flights due to coronavirus curbs
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-qantas-idUSKBN1ZV3CN

because America bad...

also.. I thought screening people at a border was supposed to be Racist... oh wait... that only applies to America when Americans do it...

so... Ma'aM now supports refusing entry of refugees from a country in a emergency if they have a pre-existing medical condition..

[The ram]

China has now started physically forcing people to be disinfected. If nothing else at least the place will smell better.