Many Asian countries also devote less spending to health care, potentially leaving them less-prepared for a surge in patients if one materializes and raising the economic cost of an outbreak further.

• 许多亚洲国家在医疗保健方面的开支也更少，如果真的发生疫情，面对病患突然增加的情况，他们可能会因此手足无措，导致经济上付出更大的代价。