Singapore, Jan. 24 -- 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.
CIMB Private Banking economist Song Seng Wun said: "We are off to a better start compared with Sars. Right from the start, the Chinese authorities have been more open about (the Wuhan virus)."
He added that the public and governments around the world did not know much about Sars and were caught off-guard when the epidemic broke out.
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