China battles corona-virus outbreak...

'This time I'm scared', Experts fear too late for China virus lock-down

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China has stepped up its response to a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 26 people and infected at least 830, placing restrictions on 13 cities, including 12 in Hubei province - the centre of the outbreak.

More than 40 million people are living in the affected cities, some of which have suspended public transport amid fears that the transmission rate will accelerate as hundreds of millions of Chinese travel for the Lunar New Year.

The transport and public space restrictions now encompass some 40 million people as the 2019-nCoV spread to some 10 countries. There are over 800 confirmed cases in China alone.

Health authorities around the world are taking action to prevent a global pandemic, with cases reported in Japan, Thailand, South Korea and the United States.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has acknowledged that the respiratory illness, which has been traced to the city of Wuhan, is an emergency in China but said it is too early to declare it a global health emergency.


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