What restrictions are in place in Hubei?
Travel restrictions vary from city to city. Wuhan is effectively on lockdown: all bus, metro and ferry services have been suspended, and all outbound planes and trains cancelled. Residents have been advised not to leave, and roadblocks have been reported. Ezhou, a smaller city in Hubei, shut its railway station. The city of Enshi has suspended all bus services.And the rest of China?
City officials in the capital, Beijing, and Shanghai have asked residents who return from affected areas to stay at home for 14 days to prevent the spread of the virus, local media report.- Have you been affected? Get in touch: haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk
- Traditional temple fairs in Beijing
- An international carnival in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong's annual football tournament
- All public Lunar New Year celebrations in Macau
What's the global situation?
French Health Minister Agnès Buzyn said one of the French cases, a 48-year-old man of Chinese origin who had been visiting Wuhan, had been hospitalised in Bordeaux. Little was known about the second case, in hospital in Paris, except that the patient had been travelling in China. It was likely other cases would occur in Europe, Ms Buzyn added. She confirmed a third case, in Paris, later on Friday evening. Earlier on Friday a case was confirmed in Chicago, the second in the US. Singapore confirmed its third case, known to be the son of another patient, also on Friday. Nepal recorded its first case on the same day. Thailand has five cases confirmed; Japan, Vietnam and South Korea two each; and one in Taiwan. Other nations are investigating suspected cases, including the UK, US, and Canada. The World Health Organization has not classed the virus as an "international emergency", partly because of the low number of overseas cases. "It may yet become one," said the WHO's director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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