Coronavirus: Chinese hospitals in chaos as lockdown spreads to affect 36m people

Public transport suspended in at least 10 cities as death toll rises and heath care centres struggle to cope with influx of patientsCoronavirus outbreak latest - liveWhat we know so farAt least 36 million people in China have been affected by unprecedented lockdowns imposed across 13 cities during the country ’s most important holiday, as officials attempt to contain the deadly new coronavirus.Restrictions on movement were widened on Friday in an effort to stop the spread of the disease, which has killed 26 people, affected almost 900, and been reported across South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, the United States, Thailand and Vietnam.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Rebecca Ratcliffe and Lillian Yang in Beijing Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Science China Asia Pacific World news Source Type: news