Abstract
In late 2019, the world watched closely as cases of an unknown virus causing pneumonia started spreading through Wuhan province in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Gradually, more cases were being reported, and on Saturday 11 January 2020 Chinese state media announced the first fatality (Qin and Hernández 2020). While the virus, now more commonly known as COVID-19, spread across the globe with unprecedented ease, it would take the World Health Organization (WHO) until 30 January to declare the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). 1 By this time, there had been 7834 confirmed cases and 170 people had lost their lives to the virus (WHO 2020a).
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Public Health in Asia during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| Subtitle of host publication | Global Health Governance, Migrant Labour, and International Health Crises |
| Place of Publication | Amsterdam |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Pages | 9-27 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040800157 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789463720977 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Feb 2022 |
Keywords
- Asia
- COVID-19
- Global health governance
- Globalisation
- Labour migration
- Public health
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