China dramatically expands travel restrictions in wake of coronavirus spread

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China expanded drastic travel restrictions Sunday to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the US, France and Japan prepared to evacuate their citizens

The previously unknown virus has caused global concern because of its similarity to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome pathogen, which killed hundreds across mainland China and Hong Kong in 2002-2003.

The US State Department said Sunday it was arranging a flight from Wuhan to San Francisco for consulate staff and other Americans in the city. The health emergency has overwhelmed Wuhan's hospitals with patients, prompting authorities to send hundreds of medical reinforcements, including military doctors, and start construction on two field hospitals.

With non-essential vehicles banned from the road, volunteers stepped up to drive sick fellow citizens to hospitals. Animal rights groups called for the ban to be made permanent, saying it could end the possibility of future outbreaks.Health officials said the virus has since become transmissible between humans.

In Hong Kong, Disneyland announced Sunday it had closed as a precaution after the city declared an emergency to combat the crisis. Shanghai's Disneyland park had already closed Saturday.

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