NSTworld: Chinese officials are cracking down on those who spread news about the disease online, some people said.
Chinese officials are cracking down on those who spread news about the disease online, some people said.
Two cases have been reported in Thailand and one in Japan, all people who had travelled from Wuhan recently. According to official statistics released on Saturday, 763 people who came in contact with victims were identified by authorities, and 98 remain under observation. More than 400 million Chinese people are expected to make 3 billion trips over the new year beginning on January 24, mostly migrant workers returning to their home towns. However, many Chinese also use the holiday to go overseas.
Peng declined to share her full name because hospital authorities and police have warned Wuhan residents against speaking about the virus online or to media.One woman, whose elderly parents have been hospitalised with flu-like conditions, said she had been ordered to take full precautions even though her parents were not confirmed to have been infected by the virus.
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