Couple attends wedding reception via video conferencing amid coronavirus outbreak

Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, a couple attended ir wedding reception through video conferencing. According to China's local media, couple feared that y h contracted disease while ir visit to Hunan province in January and thus decided to serve a voluntary 14-day quarantine period to prevent spre of virus. couple visited China's Hunan province to celebrate Chinese New Year and only returned to Singapore on January 30. Hunan borders Hubei province of which Wuhan is capital. 

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Wuhan is believed to be epicentre of dely contagious coronavirus which has claimed lives of more than 550 people in China and has affected more than 25,000 people. Many people were reluctant to attend reception as a result of only 110 out of 190 guests attended ceremony. As per media reports, bride's family was unable to attend reception in Singapore as country h restricted entry of travellers coming from mainland China. couple Joseph Yew and Kang Ting decided to place mselves in isolation and stayed in ir suite to prevent spre. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

As per US' Center for Disease Control and Prevention, so far confirmed cases of virus have been reported in 27 or countries. disease is believed to have originated in a seafood market in Hubei's Wuhan city, where animals were being tred illegally. Chinese authorities h earlier issued a quarantine in 12 cities across country, 11 of which were in Hubei province. 

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China is handling situation quite effectively as just recently country built a hospital in a record time of just eight days to house patients affected by disease. International press earlier reported that Chinese authorities have imposed a strict quarantine in 12 cities across country, 11 of which are in Hubei province. Beijing is also building ar hospital in Wuhan with a capacity of an estimated 1,600 beds.

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