Second Wave of COVID-19 Cases: WSJ

China reports a slowing of COVID-19 with strict quarantine measures. Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, which share strong ties with China, reported infections early on, yet relied on less rigid measures and now report new waves of infections, assumed to be from incoming travelers. "We are not safe in any place until everyone all over the world is safe," explained Paul Anatharajah Tambyah, president of the Asia-Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection. The world has had almost 200,000 confirmed cases. Multiple nations urge citizens to curb travel, and some like France, Italy and Spain impose nationwide quarantines with tests becoming more available. Countries like the United States have sped up testing, allowing states to approval COVID-19 test kits developed by hospitals and universities. Countries began closing borders and imposing mandatory quarantines for travelers, especialy from nations with high case counts and those not providing comprehensive testing. Taiwan has closed borders to foreigners, and the European Union has closed external borders. Hong Kong requires quarantine for all arrivals from foreign countries for two weeks. Airlines are cancelling flights as social media users worldwide roundly condemned unnecessary travel during a pandemic. – YaleGlobal