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Wuhan virus: Timely, accurate updates from China will minimise impact on Singapore economy, say experts
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People wearing masks on a train in Shanghai yesterday. Wuhan's position on the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Han River means it has long been a key transport node linking the rest of China.
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Timely updates and accurate reporting on the Wuhan virus can help stop a repeat of the bashing that the Singapore economy took during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) crisis in 2003.
The Chinese authorities have been providing increasingly regular updates about the virus, and the sharing needs to continue, economists told The Straits Times.
