Published 18:54 IST, February 9th 2020

Coronavirus: Chinese cities turn into ghost towns as millions of people are quarantined

Chinese residents are trapped in their own homes as the country grapples with the expanding outbreak and major business centres in cities have been shut down.

Reported by: Zaini Majeed
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Several cities in China including Beijing and populous financial hub Shanghai have reportedly turned into a ghost town as approximately 21.5 million citizens remain quarantined to avoid transmission of critical 2019-nCov virus in Wuhan. With large cities under lockdown,  number could be as high as 50 million people.

Travel restrictions and quarantine measures have left ros deserted, streets, parks, and shopping centres essentially vacant across several major cities in mainland China suggest reports.

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After World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency, citizens of Wuhan, Shanghai, Beijing and or large metropolises, have restricted mselves indoors to avoid contracting disease, according to reports.

Residents told reporters that y are trapped in ir own homes as country grapples with expanding outbreak, and major business centres in cities that are a hive of activity compared with neighbourhood that surrounds it have been shut down, including community centres and shops.

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According to reports, shops and businesses in China are shuttered with written signs explaining temporary closure “due to epidemic”. Some stores have reportedly started selling off ir businesses due to a standstill from quarantine measures and clouded uncertainty about resuming work.

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Wei, 36, a resident from building in a lockdown told reporters that she goes out once every two or so days only to stockpile food. longest she has stayed out since outbreak began was two hours. She said that she was anxious about stepping out and worried that she might contract infection.

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Major cities in China have reportedly issued warnings restricting number of persons that can be seen in public , authorities in China have strictly ordered movement per person in a household to gar food items, confirmed reports.

According to reports, Citizens in China have been anxiously trapped in ir homes devoid of ir routines, death of a doctor in Wuhan that alerted colleagues about Wuhan virus’ contagion and was threatened by government has furr worsened law and order in country, suggest reports.

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18:54 IST, February 9th 2020