Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, is to temporarily shut public transport amid a virus outbreak.
Those living in the city have been advised not to leave, in a week when millions of Chinese are preparing to travel for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.
The airport and train stations will be closed to outgoing passengers.
Bus, subway, ferry, and long-distance transport networks will be closed from 1000 local time on 23 January.
The outbreak has killed 17 people, and there are 440 confirmed cases.
The virus originated in a seafood market that “conducted illegal transactions of wild animals”, authorities said.
It has spread from Wuhan to several Chinese provinces, the US,…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
