Singapore's medical community and the nation as a whole are far better prepared to deal with the Wuhan coronavirus than they were in 2003, when the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) emerged, say experts.

"There is a good chance that there will be no, or very limited, community spread in Singapore if we keep up with what we are doing thus far," says Professor Chia Kee Seng, a senior epidemiologist from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.