If countries start to open up too early, there could be a risk of unleashing a second wave of infections, according to an epidemiologist at the University of Hong Kong.
As more countries see a spike in imported Covid-19 disease cases, fears of a second wave of infection have kept various authorities on their toes.
"... I think having timelines is going to be very challenging. No country is going to want to open up too early, and then be the first major country to have a big second wave," Ben Cowling, a professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Monday.
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