Beijing puts news measures in
place to contain coronavirus
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| China coronavirus outbreak thermal screening (ANSA) |
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak in China
rises to 81 today as the government scrambles to contain the epidemic.
By Linda Bordoni
Pope Francis on Sunday praised China's commitment to contain
the coronavirus outbreak and said he was praying for all those affected.
“May the Lord welcome the dead into his peace, - he said -
comfort families and sustain the great commitment by the Chinese community that
has already been put in place to combat the epidemic."
China has allocated nearly 9 billion dollars to help contain
the virus and over the weekend, President Xi Jinping admitted the country is
facing a grave situation.
China’s National Health Commission confirmed over 2,700
cases, is investigating almost 6,000 suspected cases, and tracking over 32,000
close contacts with infected patients. Officials are warning that people who
are carrying the virus but not showing any symptoms may be contagious, which
could complicate early detection and isolation efforts.
In its latest bid to stop people from travelling and
spreading the coronavirus, Beijing extended the Lunar New Year Holiday, the
busiest time of the year for travel, and encouraged people to stay at home.
The city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the viral outbreak, is
on total lockdown with more than a dozen neighboring cities facing severe
transport restrictions.
Anyone who has traveled to Wuhan or other affected areas
recently is being asked to register and quarantine themselves.
Outside China, the nations that have reported cases of
infection are Thailand, Hong Kong, the United States, Australia, Taiwan, Macau,
Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, France, South Korea, Vietnam, Canada
and Nepal.
The head of the World Health Organisation is in
Beijing on Monday for a special meeting with officials to discuss how to
contain the virus.
WHO officials ruled last week that the outbreak did not yet
constitute a global health emergency.
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