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| Where has coronavirus spread? | Where has coronavirus spread? |
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| Four maps illustrating the fight against the deadly virus outbreak in Wuhan, China | Four maps illustrating the fight against the deadly virus outbreak in Wuhan, China |
| Where has the virus spread to? | Where has the virus spread to? |
| Authorities in China have placed at least 13 cities on lockdown as they battle to contain the spread of a deadly coronavirus. Travel restrictions have been imposed in cities across Hubei province where the outbreak originated. Wholesale closure of transport infrastructure has taken place across the region, affecting the movement of at least 36 million people. | |
| Latest official figures put the number of confirmed cases in China at almost 900 and 26 people have died. Infections have been confirmed in almost all of China’s provinces, as well as the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Tianjin. Several other countries in the region have reported cases while US health officials have announced two positive tests. 14 people in the UK have been tested for the virus and cleared; checks are being carried out on other people. | |
| Where did it start and where could it go next? | Where did it start and where could it go next? |
| The outbreak is centred on the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and home to more than 11 million people. Efforts have begun to build a 1,000-bed hospital in six days to relieve pressure on existing Wuhan medical facilities that have been overwhelmed with patients. There have also been reports of empty supermarket shelves and barricades going up. | The outbreak is centred on the city of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and home to more than 11 million people. Efforts have begun to build a 1,000-bed hospital in six days to relieve pressure on existing Wuhan medical facilities that have been overwhelmed with patients. There have also been reports of empty supermarket shelves and barricades going up. |
| Wuhan’s international airport serves 104 destinations including 29 outside China. There are three direct flights a week from Wuhan to Heathrow, where arrivals from the affected city will now enter through a separate area. Screening has started at the three US airports where Wuhan flights land. Checks are also in place at airports in the other east Asian countries that have confirmed the virus is present. | Wuhan’s international airport serves 104 destinations including 29 outside China. There are three direct flights a week from Wuhan to Heathrow, where arrivals from the affected city will now enter through a separate area. Screening has started at the three US airports where Wuhan flights land. Checks are also in place at airports in the other east Asian countries that have confirmed the virus is present. |
| Officials are concerned about the week-long lunar new year holiday beginning on 24 January, when millions of people travel home to celebrate. | Officials are concerned about the week-long lunar new year holiday beginning on 24 January, when millions of people travel home to celebrate. |
| How widely did Sars spread in 2003? | How widely did Sars spread in 2003? |
| The Wuhan coronavirus is mainly spread through the respiratory tract. A seafood market selling wild animals in Wuhan is the suspected source of the virus. Scientists believe it probably jumped from an animal to a human and is now transmissible from one person to another, and could mutate further. | The Wuhan coronavirus is mainly spread through the respiratory tract. A seafood market selling wild animals in Wuhan is the suspected source of the virus. Scientists believe it probably jumped from an animal to a human and is now transmissible from one person to another, and could mutate further. |
| Comparisons have been drawn with the Sars outbreak in 2003, which was similarly caused by a coronavirus. China’s handling of Sars was criticised because it played down the first cases. The virus spread to 37 countries, causing global panic, infecting almost 8,500 people and killing almost 1,000. | Comparisons have been drawn with the Sars outbreak in 2003, which was similarly caused by a coronavirus. China’s handling of Sars was criticised because it played down the first cases. The virus spread to 37 countries, causing global panic, infecting almost 8,500 people and killing almost 1,000. |