Authorities in China say infections have risen to more than 1,600 while the US and Australia are pulling people out of stricken city of Wuhan. Follow all the latest developments here Scientists race to discover how Wuhan victims were infected 5.56am GMT Authorities have confirmed that Chinaīs coastal city of Shantou in Guangdong province, over 500 miles away from Wuhan, will be the next city to be put on lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus. People, cars and ships will all be banned from entering Shantou from first thing Monday, and this afternoon all buses, taxis and ferries were suspended in the city. There are now 15 partially or fully locked down cities across China. 5.47am GMT This footage from AFP captures how Wuhan, a city of 11 million, has become a ghost town as the new restrictions on vehicles are imposed and people have confined themselves to their homesVIDEO; The normally bustling streets of Wuhan are deserted as new restrictions go into effect banning most cars from the streets of the metropolis of 11 million pic.twitter.com/3DMvz3pnYi 5.14am GMT We have a interesting insight into how the outbreak first affected people in Wuhan as a local woman tells us how she contracted the virus after eating near the now infamous market in the city. Related: Coronavirus: from one food market to global panic 5.03am GMT This liveblog is now moving from Australia (where itīs Australia Day, somewhat controversially) to India, where itīs Republic Day.My colleague in New Delhi, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, is taking over. You can correspond with her by the usual channels. 4.42am GMT The state-run Peopleīs Daily newspaper says China has started to develop a vaccine for 2019-nCoV, the novel coronavirus that has so far claimed 56 lives across the country and infected another 2000.The paper also reports the Chinese government has sent 450 military medical staff, including many with experience dealing with the Sars and Ebola outbreaks, to the epicentre of the pandemic ...
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