BEIJING, Jan 23 — Deaths from China's new flu-like virus rose to 17 yesterday, with more than 540 cases confirmed, leading the city at the center of the outbreak to close transportation networks and urge citizens not to leave as fears rose of the contagion spreading. The previously unknown...
Thursday, 23 Jan 2020 07:15 AM MYT
Contrasting with its secrecy over the 2002-03 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome , which killed nearly 800 people, China's communist government has this time given regular updates to try to avoid panic as millions travel for the Lunar New Year. Wuhan's move was praised by Ghebreyesus as a “very strong” measure that could minimise the risk of contagion.
However, the virus has already spread beyond the city to population centers including Beijing, Shanghai, Macau and Hong Kong.newspaper said 544 cases had now been confirmed in the country. Thailand has confirmed four cases, while the United States, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan have each reported one.Many Chinese were canceling trips, buying face masks, avoiding public places such as cinemas and shopping centers, and even turning to an online plague simulation game as a way to cope.
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