Wuhan has been under virtual lockdown for more than a week as the government tries to contain the outbreak of the fast-spreading coronavirus.
Wuhan, a Chinese city of about 11 million, has been under virtual lockdown for more than a week as the government tries to contain the outbreak of the fast-spreading coronavirus, which has killed more than 400 people and infected thousands more.
After announcing the lockdown on January 23 - two days before China started its Lunar New Year holiday - authorities cut most transport links to Wuhan and told people not to leave the central city in a bid to quarantine the respiratory virus. Coronavirus, which experts think originated in a seafood market in Wuhan that was illegally trading wildlife, has infected more than 20 000 people across China since the illness was first detected in late December.
With more than 170 confirmed cases in about 24 other countries and regions - including Australia, Britain and the United States - the World Health Organisation on Thursday declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.
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