NSTworld: One district in northern Shijiazhuang city is even offering cash incentives of 2,000 yuan (US$288) for reporting anyone who has travelled to Wuhan in the past two weeks. China virus Coronavirus
They’re searching for anyone coming from Wuhan, the central city at the epicentre of a deadly virus epidemic that has sparked fear – even panic – in China and beyond.
For some communities, anyone who has visited central Hubei province – of which Wuhan is the capital – is no longer welcome at all. China has scrambled to contain the epidemic by halting transport from Wuhan, suspending overseas tour groups, cutting long-distance bus routes, and suspending thousands of trains.
“If they look unfamiliar or are dragging a suitcase, I’ll ask them to register,” said a woman working at a compound in Beijing.Chinese citizens wear face masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they check in to their Air China flight to Beijing, at Los Angeles International Airport, California. - AFP
The virus has already spread in large numbers across China, despite drastic government lockdown measures in Hubei, highlighting the challenge of countering a pathogen like this. Still, that hasn’t quelled fears about the increased risk of infection from travellers returning home.
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