HK leader declares virus emergency, halts official visits to mainland China

  • 📰 fmtoday
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 72%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

Schools have been shut until next month and various transportation halted. FMTNews HongKong Virus CarrieLam

Passengers wear masks to prevent an outbreak of a new coronavirus in the high speed train station, in Hong Kong.

HONG KONG:Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Saturday declared a virus emergency in the Asian financial hub, announcing a package of measures to limit the city’s links with mainland China. Schools, now on Lunar New Year holidays, would remain shut until Feb 17, while inbound and outbound flights and high speed rail trips between Hong Kong and Wuhan would be halted.

Lam said all official visits to the mainland and official Lunar New Year celebrations would be scrapped immediately. She also said she had sought the assistance from China’s State Council to ensure mask supplies were adequate.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 5. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbsWUHAN, China: Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and a staggering 41 million people, as nervous residents were checked for fevers and the death toll climbed to 26. Remember wat u did to Uyrgur? China! Serve ur right.
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »

China rushes to build new hospital for virus within 10 daysThe facility in Wuhan will have a capacity of 1,000 beds, expected to be in use by Feb 3. FMTNews Wuhan Hospital Virus 10 hari. Bukan 10 tahun tau Meanwhile, in Malaysia, patients are beginning to mummify, while waiting for hospital beds. A lot of excavation equipment at the site for the new hospital. Getting ready to handle mass burials? In a city of over 12 million, one new hospital will fill up fast. Death rate expected to climb as supplies & care givers are overwhelmed by staggering number of new cases.
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

China rushes to build new hospital for virus within 10 daysBEIJING: China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reported Friday.
Source: NST_Online - 🏆 17. / 53 Read more »

Virus outbreak forces Selangor out of China tripPETALING JAYA: The Selangor team’s pre-season tournament tour of China is off. The Football Association of Selangor (FAS) have withdrawn the squad because of fears over the coronavirus outbreak. why cant we just ban mainland chinese into Malaysia?
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

China launches vast virus quarantine as cases emerge in Europe, S. AsiaWorld Health Organisation says there is a national emergency. FMTNews
Source: fmtoday - 🏆 5. / 72 Read more »

UK to hold emergency response meeting over China virus | Malay MailLONDON, Jan 24 — The British government will hold an emergency response meeting today over the deadly virus that has infected hundreds in China and spread to other countries. A government spokesman said Britain was “well prepared” to deal with emerging threat, stressing that “there remain...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »