How coronavirus could spawn another recession

A textile worker is seen on a fabric production line at a factory in Qingdao, Shandong province, China on February 14. Complete lockdown of the country could see many other countries run low on imports. [Courtesy]

Fear, more than scientific and medical reality, seems to preoccupy the coronavirus debate.

Last week, a Chinese student came to my class wearing a mask. Add conspiracy theories and a medical case gains political, economic and even religious importance.