At last year's session of China's national parliament, delegates from Guangdong province warned that laws designed to contain outbreaks of infectious diseases were flawedThe warnings, led by Cai Weiping, a physician and expert in HIV transmission at the Guangzhou 8th People's Hospital, have been borne out by the experience of Hubei province in central China, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak that has killed thousands and spread to more than 50 countries. and could leave regions exposed when crises hit.
