Manila has 49 cases of CV. Just had their first death. Considering the amount of interaction with China, this is remarkably low.
The overreaction by Duterte to impose strict government controls, and Duterte is prone to overreact, has little to do with how the family of coronaviruses act.
On a side note, I took at look at the websites of CNN and MSNBC this morning. My goodness, you’d think the world was ending. EVERY story was negative about Trump and the spread of the virus.
Good Generals say to know your enemy well. Look at those websites and you’ll know America’s enemies well.