Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could...
BEIJING - Health authorities are concerned that a virus originating in central China could spread when hundreds of millions of Chinese travel during next week’s lunar new year festival, but residents said there were was little anxiety in the city at the epicenter.
Wuhan’s health authority said on Saturday that a further four people were confirmed to have the virus, bringing the total number of known cases to almost 50. Currently the World Health Organisation and Wuhan health authorities have not concluded that the virus can be passed from person to person. More than 400 million Chinese people are expected to make 3 billion trips over the new year beginning on January 24, mostly migrant workers returning to their home towns. However, many Chinese also use the holiday to go overseas.
Peng declined to share her full name because hospital authorities and police have warned Wuhan residents against speaking about the virus online or to media.One woman, whose elderly parents have been hospitalized with flu-like conditions, said she had been ordered to take full precautions even though her parents were not confirmed to have been infected by the virus.
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