World Health Organisation says there is a national emergency. FMTNews
A medical worker in Wuhan writes their colleague’s name on a protective suit to aid in identification.
With more than 800 cases logged in China so far, a range of Lunar New Year festivities have been cancelled, with temporary closures of Beijing’s Forbidden City, Shanghai’s Disneyland and a section of the Great Wall to prevent the disease from spreading further. In the United States, a woman in Chicago became the second known patient on US soil, with 50 other suspected cases under investigation. A city health official said on Friday the woman was doing well and in stable condition.
China is in the midst of its Lunar New Year holiday, a typically joyous time of family gatherings and public festivities.As reports surfaced of bed shortages in Wuhan for the sick, state media said authorities were rushing to build a new hospital only for the outbreak in a mind-blowing 10 days. “This year we have a very scary Chinese New Year. People are not going outside because of the virus,” a taxi driver in the city, who asked not to be named, told AFP.
In addition, 405 medical workers were being sent to Wuhan from Shanghai, said state news agency Xinhua.
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