China seals 5 cities in a bid to prevent coronavirus spread

In a bid to take precautionary measures, China has locked down five cities on January 24, including Wuhan, suspending all public transport to contain dely virus that has infected more than  830 people and left 25 ors de, as per reports. It also cancelled celebrations of Lunar New Year recently. Chinese authorities anunced suspension of public transport in five cities - Huanggang, Ezhou, Zhijiang, Qianjiang and Wuhan in Hubei province on Thursday evening, according to official media reports. 

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Public health emergency declared

decision has been me after International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee meeting on night of January 22. WHO’s Director-General, in a statement, said that re was an ‘excellent discussion’ during committee meeting and was ‘very impressed’ by detail and depth of China’s presentation. decision over declaring it a public health emergency has t been me. Director-General said that he will decide after appropriate consideration of all evidence.
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.

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Over 830 people infected

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". Over 830 people have been reportedly affected 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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