Erin Handley, ABC News Online: As coronavirus COVID-19 spreads, how are Italy, Iran, Korea and others dealing with the outbreak?
The Australian Government says it is "pandemic ready" but warns "no country is immune" as coronavirus hotspots continue to crop up around the globe.
Only two months from the first reported case in China, the death toll now stands at more than 2,700 and there are more than 80,000 recorded cases of the COVID-19 virus around the world — although the vast majority of cases and deaths continue to be concentrated in Hubei province's Wuhan.
Following on the heels of other nations, Australia imposed a travel ban on China with some exemptions despite the World Health Organisation warning such measures would only contribute to "fear and stigma".
Read more ....
Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 26, 2020
Coronavirus map: how Covid-19 is spreading across the world -- Pablo Gutiérrez, The Guardian
How deadly is new coronavirus? It’s still too early to tell -- AP
China flies into a ‘Black Swan’ storm -- Gordon Watts, Asia Times
Coronavirus: How is Iran responding to the outbreak? -- BBC
Coronavirus fears hit Italy's economic hub Milan, shutting schools and selling out supermarkets -- Linton Besser, ABC News Online
What is coronavirus and what are the symptoms? -- James Gallagher, BBC
How Likely Is a Coronavirus Recession? -- Jeff Spross, The Week
Coronavirus Is a Gamechanger for Globalization -- Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail
The Afghanistan ‘peace deal’ riddle -- Pepe Escobar, Asia Times
Has Trump surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban? -- Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera
Afghanistan: One district's hope for lasting peace -- Ali M Latifi & Mohsin Khan Mohmand, DW
Taiwan is standing up as an independent nation. But China won't make it easy -- Antony Funnell, ABC News Online
It is time to negotiate with al-Shabab -- Rashid Abdallah, Al Jazeera
Russia may have met its match in Libya -- Neil Hauer, Asia Times
Bernie Sanders Could Be Unstoppable if He Wins South Carolina -- Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest