“It (travel restriction for the Chinese people due to the 2019-nCoV pandemic) has never been done before, there is no evidence this will do anything by shutting these people in. There is still the virus there.”

— Ian Mackay

Ian Mackay (2020) cited in: " The U.S. Scientist who Predicted Coronavirus could Kill 65 Million People–Three Months before the Outbreak in Wuhan, China https://electroverse.net/the-u-s-scientist-who-predicted-coronavirus-could-kill-65-million-people/" in Electroverse, 25 January 2020.

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "It (travel restriction for the Chinese people due to the 2019-nCoV pandemic) has never been done before, there is no ev…" by Ian Mackay?

Ian Mackay 1

Australian immunologist 1922

Yazdan Yazdanpanah (1965) French-Iranian infectiologist

Yazdan Yazdanpanah (2020) cited in: " French carmaker to evacuate expats from virus-hit Chinese city https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/01/26/french-carmaker-to-evacuate-expats-from-virus-hit-chinese-city/" in Borneo Post Online, 26 January 2020.

“It's still unclear whether that takes place (that 2019-nCoV can spread before people show sings of being infected). But if it does, that might explain why the disease is spreading so quickly.”

Malik Peiris (1949) Sri Lankan scientist

Malik Peiris (2020) cited in " Number of Coronavirus Cases Passes SARS Outbreak https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/number-of-coronavirus-cases-passes-sars-outbreak/5265482.html" on Learning English, 29 January 2020.

“While Malaysians are concerned about the spread of the (2019-nCoV) virus to our shores, we are equally sympathetic towards China, especially given that the two countries share deep cultural and business ties which have been built over decades.”

Teresa Kok (1964) Malaysian politician

Teresa Kok (2020) cited in " Coronavirus: Malaysia to donate 18 million medical gloves to China https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/01/31/coronavirus-malaysia-to-donate-18-million-medical-gloves-to-china" on The Star Online, 31 January 2020.

“What is the argument on the other side? Only this, that no case has been found in which it has been done before. That argument does not appeal to me in the least. If we never do anything which has not been done before, we shall never get anywhere. The law will stand still whilst the rest of the world goes on; and that will be bad for both.”

Alfred Denning, Baron Denning (1899–1999) British judge

Packer v. Packer [1954] P. 15 at 22.
Judgments

“We (China) are still at a very critical stage in fighting the (2019-nCoV) Coronavirus. International solidarity is extremely important and for that purpose all countries should behave in a responsible manner.”

Zhang Jun (1960) Chinese ambassador

Zhang Jun (2020) cited in " China virus death toll rises to at least 212 as WHO declares global emergency https://www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/01/31/china-virus-death-toll-rises-to-at-least-212-as-who-declares-global-emergency" on The Star Online, 31 January 2020.

“The 2019 novel coronavirus is a punishment by nature to humans' unsanitary lifestyle. I promise with my life that the virus has nothing to do with the (Wuhan Institute of Virology) lab.”

Shi Zhengli (1964) Chinese researcher

Shi Zhengli (2020) cited in " China denies lab link to coronavirus as questions over origin mount https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/feb/5/china-denies-lab-link-to-coronavirus-as-questions-/" on The Washington Times, 5 February 2020.