'It's a ghost town': shortages in Wuhan as China coronavirus transport bans take effect
Source: South China Morning Post
The central Chinese city of Wuhan and three neighbouring cities went into lockdown to help contain the spread of a deadly virus on Thursday, a day before the World Health Organisation (WHO) was due to meet to decide whether to declare the outbreak an international emergency.
Medical experts said it would take some time to determine whether the citywide public transport stoppages and checks on private cars in the Hubei cities would help curb the rapid spread of the coronavirus, with many people having already left for the Lunar new Year holiday.
George Gao Fu, head of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, urged the public to stay at home over the festive season, saying now was a crucial time to stop the spread.
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As of Thursday night, cases of the illness had emerged in 23 provinces, four municipalities, the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and six other countries. Mainland China had reported 632 confirmed cases and 17 fatalities, according to a website jointly operated by People’s Daily and Dxy.com. All of the fatalities were in Hubei province.
In Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak with at least 444 confirmed cases, hospitals, universities and charities appealed for donations of much-needed protective equipment, including face masks, caps and gloves. The city’s health commission also appealed for volunteers to help deliver supplies to hospitals.
Read more: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3047447/its-ghost-town-shortages-wuhan-china-coronavirus-transport-bans
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