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My hypothesis is that Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore had to contend with earlier SARS outbreak and responded more quickly and comprehensively with con

My hypothesis is that Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore had to contend with earlier SARS outbreak and responded more quickly and comprehensively with contact tracing, social distancing.

jjtheblunt 7y ago
and perhaps residual previous-exposure widely-disseminated immunity to the class of viruses?
- skmurphy 7y ago
  I have not read anything that indicates a cross-immunity between the Wuhan 2019 SARS and Guangdong 2002 SARS.
- greedo 7y ago
  This is a novel coronavirus, so no real relationship to the previous cases other than the shape.