In Pictures: Life in Wuhan, coronavirus epicentre | China

Millions of people are under lockdown in China’s Hubei province in a bid to stop the deadly virus from spreading.

Authorities have all but shut down Wuhan, a city of 11 million and a major transport hub, as the death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak surged past 800 in mainland China, overtaking global deaths during the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.

The coronavirus is thought to have originated in a seafood market in Wuhan – in northern China’s Hubei province – that reportedly sold exotic animals for consumption, similar to the outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). The virus is believed to have jumped from an animal to a human host.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday said the number of cases being reported daily in China appeared to be stabilising.


Post time: Mar-18-2020