China puts Wuhan city under effective quarantine amid coronavirus outbreak

China placed its city, Wuhan, centre of coronavirus epidemic under effective quarantine on January 23 with trains and flights suspended, subways halted and large events called off as doctors with ir full-body protective gear treat patients. It is a drastic step taken by government to prevent contagious disease that has killed 17, affected hundreds and reached or countries. authorities in Wuhan, a major transport hub with seafood market suspended public buses and subways and ordered that residents should t leave city of 11 million people "without any proper reasons". 

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Over 570 people infected

Over 570 people have been reportedly infected with virus across China and move is aimed at "effectively cut off virus spre, resolutely curb outbreak and guarantee people's health and safety", circular said according to a Chinese news ncy. decision was taken amid hundreds of people are travelling across China for Lunar New Year holiday, that starts on Friday. city's tourism and culture department cancelled all group tours until February 8, as per reports.  mayor of city of Wuhan in China has reportedly urged citizens t to travel outside China during Chinese Lunar New Year holiday that witnesses largest annual migration of citizens.

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Authorities issue travel visory

authorities have issued a travel visory and warnings in backlash of Wuhan pneumonia outbreak, coronavirus, which is a mysterious SARS-like disease that has spre around China and three or Asian countries. One case of infection each has also been reportedly discovered in US and Taiwan. Li Bin, National Health Commission vice minister at a news conference said that virus is transmitted through respiratory tract and re is a possibility of viral mutation and furr spre of disease. World Health Organisation (WHO) was expected to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to identify wher to declare a  global public health emergency over epidemic, which has recently been detected in US, Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea. 

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