When the World Health Organization declared on Jan. 30 a global health emergency in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO’s “leaders urged countries not to restrict travel or trade to China, even as some have shut down borders and limited visas,” the website STAT reported. The epicenter for the disease is the Chinese city of Wuhan.
STAT, a health and medical news site, quoted WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as saying that “This is the time for solidarity, not stigma” in combating the disease.
“The only way we will defeat this outbreak is for all countries to work together in a spirit of solidarity and cooperation,” said Tedros, as he is known. “We are all in this together and we can only stop it together,” STAT reported.
Almost 500 years ago, a similar approach was encouraged when German Christians in Wittenberg – facing the re-emergence of black plague in 1527 – called on Protestant reformist Martin Luther for guidance on whether they should flee for their lives.
Writing for Christianity Today, medical student Emmy Yang, whose grandparents live in Wuhan, applies Luther’s guidance to today’s crisis, laying out “a practical guide for Christians confronting infectious disease outbreaks today.”
In his letter, Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague, Luther declared that those who have job responsibilities involving…
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