폐렴 창궐 우한시, 대중교통 운행 금지 조치...전국 확산 우려 VIDEO: Coronavirus: Wuhan to shut public transport over outbreak

Coronavirus: Wuhan to shut public transport over outbreak

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Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, is to temporarily shut public transport as it tries to halt the outbreak of a new strain of virus.

Those living in the city have been advised not to leave, in a week when millions of Chinese are travelling for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

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우한시, 폐렴확산 막으려 23일 10시부터 대중교통 운항 금지 모든 항공기와 열차의 우한 출발도 금지 멕시코에서도 사망자 발생     중국 우한시가 547명의 확진 환자를 낳고 17명의 목숨을 앗아간 신종 코로나바이러스에 의한 우한 폐렴의 확산을 막기 위해 대중교통 운항을 금지시켰다고 신화통신이 23일 보도했다. 우한시는 또 모든 항공기와 열차들에 대해 우한시를 출발하는 것을 가로막기 시작했다고 중국 국영 언론들이 23일 보도했다. 신화통신은 이날 우한시가 “특별한 이유 없이 도시를 떠나지 말 것”을 시민들에게 당부했다고 전했다. 중국 보건 당국은 우한시 주민들에게 우한 폐렴이 더 확산될 수 있다고 경고한 후 대중 집회 등 많은 사람들이 모이는 곳을 피하라고 촉구했다. 세계보건기구(WHO)는 22일부터 독립 전문가 그룹을 소집해 이번 우한 폐렴 발병을 세계적인 비상사태로 선포할 것인지 여부를 논의하고 있다. [전문] http://www.donga.com/news/article/all/20200123/99372801/1

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The respiratory illness has spread to other parts of China, with some cases in other countries including the US.

There are more than 500 confirmed cases and 17 people have died.

Known for now as 2019-nCoV, the virus is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans. The Sars (severe acute respiratory syndrome) virus that killed nearly 800 people globally in the early 2000s was also a coronavirus, as is the common cold.

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All the fatalities so far have been in Hubei, the province around Wuhan.

Meanwhile, after a day of discussions in Geneva, the World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency committee has announced it will not yet declare a "global emergency" over the new virus.

Director general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said more information was needed about the spread of the infection. The committee of health experts will meet again on Thursday.

A global emergency is the highest level of alarm the WHO can sound and has previously been used in response to swine flu, Zika virus and Ebola.

What measures have been announced?

Chinese officials said that from Thursday, all flights and passenger train services out of Wuhan would be stopped.

Bus, subway and ferry services would also shut down from 1000 local time.

A special command centre in Wuhan set up to contain the virus said the move was meant to "resolutely contain the momentum of the epidemic spreading".

Those living in Wuhan had already been told to avoid crowds and minimise public gatherings.

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State news agency Xinhua said tourist attractions and hotels in the city had been told to suspend large-scale activities while libraries, museums and theatres were cancelling exhibitions and performances.

A Lunar New Year prayer-giving ceremony at the city's Guiyuan Temple, which attracted 700,000 people last year, has also been cancelled.

The hashtag "Wuhan is sealed off" was trending on Chinese social media website Weibo.

The WHO's Dr Ghebreyesus described the latest measures as "very strong" and said they would "not only control the outbreak, they will minimise spread internationally".

Chinese officials said the country was now at the "most critical stage" of prevention and control.

"Basically, do not go to Wuhan. And those in Wuhan please do not leave the city," said National Health Commission vice-minister Li Bin in one of the first public briefings since the beginning of the outbreak.

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