China has started holding back some ships from calling at the city of Wuhan, a major trade hub on the Yangtze River, as the country seeks to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus
“There isn’t a central order to stop ships, but more than a dozen that were supposed to call [at Wuhan] over the past two days are held down river,” said Zhang Yong, a tug captain at the city’s port. “There are health warnings to wash hands, don’t touch your mouth and go to a doctor if you feel sick. I wear a mask, people are getting scared and I hope it’s sorted out soon because it will hurt business a lot,” he said.
The disruption at the commercial trade center come as authorities expand a expand a lockdown in central China. Beijing halted outbound trains and flights from Wuhan, where the virus originated, on Thursday and announced similar actions in the nearby cities of Huanggang and Ezhou. Wuhan, an industrial city of 11 million people, is an important river port that handles close to 1.5 million containers a year, along with thousands of tons of coal, steel, crude and fertilizer cargoes. The port also handles tens of thousands of passengers and tourists.
They are spraying some containers before they go on ships and there is some congestion up the river as ships stay anchored. Big liners keep on coming in, but crews are asked to stay onboard and captains ask customs to wear protective gear before entering the ships,” the official, who asked not to be named, said.
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