As the spread of the coronavirus dominates headlines around the world our weekly international affairs round up from an Indian perspective tackles the issue form three angles. We discuss the progress made by China and South Korea, cited by the WHO, in containing the outbreak and the measures they took, look at the crash of global markets and how financial institutions reacted, and get a brief regional update from Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Guests: James Chau, World Health Organisation Goodwill Ambassador and host of the China Current Raghuvir Srinivasan, Business Editor, The Hindu  Meera Srinivasan, Sri Lanka Correspondent, The Hindu Write to us with comments and feedback at socmed4@thehindu.co.in