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RSS FeedsCoronavirus: Xi Jinping warns of `grave situation` as spread accelerates through China - live
(The Guardian China)

 
 

25 january 2020 14:50:03

 
Coronavirus: Xi Jinping warns of `grave situation` as spread accelerates through China - live
(The Guardian China)
 


More than 1,280 infected in China as officials try to stem spread of virus which has reached Europe, the US and Australia. Follow the latest newsFull report: 50m people in China under lockdownSpread of virus shakes faith in Chinese governmentShare your stories 1.24pm GMT Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a special government meeting to address the spread of the virus. The President warned of a `grave situation` at a meeting with the politburo on the Lunar New year public holiday, state television is reporting. He also said that the virus was `accelerating its speed`. 1.12pm GMT 1.01pm GMT Beijing now has five confirmed cases of coronavirus, but two of those had no connection with the province of Hubei. This appears to be the first time that the virus has spread without direct contact with Hubei, indicating that the virus is now being transmitted person-to-person within Beijing. 12.57pm GMT Footage from the BBC´s China correspondent, Stephen McDonell, shows the deserted streets of Hubei, the province where the virus originated. The streets are empty in the small towns of Hubei Province where the #coronavirus outbreak started. #China pic.twitter.com/uwycGlhDtQ 12.54pm GMT The lockdown has now been expanded to 16 cities around Wuhan, according to Associated Press. This brings the total to 17 cities including Wuhan, encompassing 50 million people - more than the population of New York, London, Paris and Moscow combined. The cities of Yichang, Suizhou and Jingzhou were the latest added to the list on Friday evening and Saturday. 12.26pm GMT Beijing has suspended all inter-province shuttle buses to attempt to limit the spread of the virus. It is not yet known when the services will resume.China cut off trains, planes and other links to Wuhan on Wednesday. Transport within the city has also been suspended. 11.48am GMT The US is beginning an operation to evacuate American citizens and diplomats from Wuhan, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has said. There are around ...


 
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