DW: Coronavirus paranoia is outpacing its actual danger
The fear of viruses, just like the price of shares, often has less to do with reality than with irrational expectations. The latest coronavirus epidemic will taper off, just like those before it, says Fabian Schmidt.
No doubt, the news of an impending epidemic is scary, and the novel coronavirus (nCoV) appears to be spreading rapidly with the number of deaths rising continuously. China, where the virus emerged, has implemented drastic measures and placed no fewer than 43 million citizens under quarantine. These steps will surely be effective in stopping the nCoV outbreak.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- January 28. 2020
Coronavirus: China has quarantined 50 million people. Experts worry that might backfire -- Soumya Karlamangla, Los Angeles Times
Bad timing: New virus poses threat to fragile world economy -- AP
Factbox: The new coronavirus - What is it and how does it behave? -- Kate Kelland, Reuters
The Year of the Coronavirus -- Phillip Orchard & Alex Berezow, Geopolitical Futures
Key points in Trump’s Mideast peace plan -- Josep Krauss, AP
Explainer: What's in Trump's Middle East peace plan -- Stephen Farrell, Reuters
Trump's Middle East 'peace plan' delivers neither -- Rainer Sollich, DW
Where once there was fury, Palestinian issue now stirs up apathy -- Martin Chulov, The Guardian
This election is do or die for NZ First and the fight could get dirty -- Bryce Edwards, The Guardian
Bloomberg creates a parallel presidential race. Can he win? -- Kathleen Ronayne and Andrew DeMillo, AP
Huawei decision shows the limits of U.S. power — and Britain’s -- Ryan Heath and Nancy Scola, Politico
What Did the UK Just Decide on Huawei and 5G? -- James Andrew Lewis, CSIS
Is It Wise to Let Huawei Build Britain's 5G Network? -- James O'Malley, Spectator