A girl adjusts her masks to stop an outbreak of a brand new coronavirus on the Hong Kong West Kowloon Excessive Pace Prepare Station, in Hong Kong,
A girl adjusts her masks to stop an outbreak of a brand new coronavirus on the Hong Kong West Kowloon Excessive Pace Prepare Station, in Hong Kong, China January 23, 2020.
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Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam on Saturday declared a virus emergency within the metropolis of seven.three million, extending college cancellations till February 17 and canceling all official visits to mainland China.
Lam introduced a bundle of measures geared toward limiting the Asian monetary hub’s connections to mainland China. Flights and excessive pace prepare journeys between Hong Kong and the Chinese language metropolis of Wuhan can be halted, and annual official Lunar New Yr celebrations for town have been scrapped.
Hong Kong well being authorities have confirmed 5 circumstances of coronavirus, all of which have been traced again to Wuhan, a metropolis of 11 million the place the virus was first seen. A further 122 individuals within the metropolis are being handled for probably having the illness, the well being authorities stated.
China has quarantined three cities in an effort to comprise the illness’s unfold — encompassing a complete inhabitants of some 35 million individuals. Main vacationer spots together with Shanghai Disney are closing till additional discover.
The flu-like coronavirus, first identified on Dec. 31, has killed at the least 41 individuals in China and contaminated greater than 1,300 worldwide.
Chinese language state media on Saturday introduced…