The bright yellow barricades snake through the streets of Wuhan，dividing up the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak into segments that can be easily monitored for people disobeying orders to stay home.
WUHAN, China - The bright yellow barricades snake through the streets of Wuhan，dividing up the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak into segments that can be easily monitored for people disobeying orders to stay home.
China was widely accused of delaying its response to the disease when it first emerged in December but has since won praise from the World Health Organization for securing and sealing off affected areas. Infections in the city, where the virus is believed to originated in a seafood market, account for the majority in China.
“I have lived for more than 50 years but I have never experienced anything like this,” he said, his voice cracking with emotion.
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