More Chinese Cities Under Quarantine; Wenzhou Allows Only 1 Person per Household Outdoors

More Chinese Cities Under Quarantine; Wenzhou Allows Only 1 Person per Household Outdoors
Medical staff members wearing face masks talking at a hospital in Wuhan, China on Jan. 30, 2020. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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As the coronavirus spreads further in China, more cities are scrambling to contain the virus by restricting people’s movements.

In the past few weeks, the viral pneumonia has quickly spread from Wuhan City, Hubei Province, where the disease first broke out, to all of China and more than 20 countries and regions. Official figures report more than ten thousand confirmed cases, but Wuhan residents say that the true scale of the outbreak is far worse than what authorities described.

Zhejiang Province

About 560 miles away from Wuhan, the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, located on the country’s southeastern coast, has begun issuing travel restrictions.
Nicole Hao
Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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