Coronavirus scare: Beijing announces 14-day quarantine for all international travellers

Amid unprecedented coronavirus outbreak, Beijing on March 11 said that all international arrivals to city would be quarantined for 14 days. latest precaution is in a bid to limit imported cases of vel coronavirus. According to international media reports, Beijing has alrey required quarantine for people arriving from hard-hit countries including South Korea, Iran, Italy, and Japan, however, w a city government official said that those landing from any nation would w face 14-day isolation. 

In a bid to contain virus, biannual auto show of Beijing in China, one of industry's mega-events was also postponed amid fears of coronavirus outbreak, international media reported. organisers of mega event, Auto China 2020, reportedly said that event originally scheduled for April 21-30 in Beijing would be shifted to an undetermined date. global manufacturers of automobile companies seek to grow ir sales in China's mega-event but recently market for cars, trucks, vans and luxury vehicles slowed down.

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According to reports, amid mounting cases of dely COVID-19, China resorted to stepping up its quarantine measures on foreign nationals as well. It also offered assistance to countries abro like Iran and Japan which are severely impacted by contagion. Minister of China's National Health Commission (NHC) Ma Xiaowei told a news conference that despite some success in containing strain of new virus, re was a risk of epidemic rebounding.

dely outbreak has led to leers around world to roll out bans on big garings and stricter travel restrictions. outbreak has also disrupted flight demand and several airlines have also suspended or modified services in response. Governments worldwide have stepped up efforts to halt spre of virus as it has alrey affected more than 90 countries. 

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More than one lakh infected

First detected in city of Wuhan, in Hubei Province of China, virus outbreak has disrupted many lives since December 2019. As per reports, total number of confirmed cases within China has reportedly hit 80,783 and more than one lakh worldwide. According to reports, death toll in China has also surpassed 3,000 and National Health Commission also confirmed more than 29 new cases. death toll due to dely virus across world also mounted to 4,300.

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