Published 19:32 IST, February 11th 2020

China heightens up movement restrictions in Wuhan amid coronavirus outbreak

China has heightened its restrictions at the locked down epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak on February 11 refusing  to allow infected people in Wuhan

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China has heightened its restrictions at locked down epicentre of coronavirus outbreak on February 11 refusing  to allow infected people in Wuhan from visiting hospitals outside of ir home districts, as per reports. preventive measure just comes a day after authorities sealed off residential compounds in central city, where virulent coronavirus is believed to have originated. Wuhan has been under effective lockdown since January 23 when government suspended transport links out of city to contain virus. 

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In a bid to prevent spre of dely virus, Wuhan residents with fever symptoms are allowed to seek treatment at designated facilities, according to city's health commission. All residential complexes will be placed under 'sealed manment'.  death toll for coronavirus outbreak in China has reportedly soared past 1,000. However, number of new confirmed cases has dropped. According to international media reports, re were 2,478 new confirmed cases in mainland on February 10, down from 3,062 on previous day, bringing total to about 42,638. It was also second time in past two weeks that authorities recorded a daily drop in new cases. 

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WHO experts arrived in China

World Health Organisation (WHO) has, however, cautioned about spre of cases outside of China as it could be ' spark that becomes a bigger fire'. According to reports, ar 108 new coronavirus deaths were reported, bringing total number of people killed in country to 1,016. re are also nearly 319 cases in 24 or countries and territories, however, only two deaths have been reported outside China so far. Amid coronavirus outbreak, an vance team of WHO experts have arrived in China on Tuesday. WHO chief Tedros ham Ghebreyesus informed that team is heed by Dr. Bruce Aylward and aims to lay base work for a bigger international team. experts will also be working with Chinese doctors in mainland.

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19:32 IST, February 11th 2020