The city government said in a statement that the previous announcement had been made by a traffic prevention and control group "without the consent" of the local leadership.The city of 11 million has been under lockdown since 23 January after authorities shut down transport links into and out of the city in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
People with special reasons to leave the city, including those who need treatment for other medical conditions and those doing epidemic prevention work, could also leave Wuhan, the statement said. The standing committee of the National People's Congress will decide on a new date later, state broadcaster CCTV said.
South Korea confirmed 70 more novel coronavirus cases, bringing its tally to 833, by far the largest national total outside China. Outside China, there have been more than 1,400 cases in more than 30 countries, the WHO said. That includes new cases in Afghanistan, Egypt, Kuwait and Bahrain. Austria suspended train services over the Alps to Italy for about four hours last night before restarting them after two travellers tested negative for the virus.
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