China seals off more cities as virus toll climbs

WUHAN, China – China sealed off millions more people near the epicenter of a virus outbreak on Friday, shutting down public transport in 13 cities restricting the movement of 41 million people in an unprecedented quarantine effort as the death toll rose to 26.

The virus that emerged in the central city of Wuhan has now infected 830 people, the national health commission said. Public buses, passenger transport, tourism buses, ferries and other boats will temporarily stop operations as well. The virus has hit China in the midst of its Lunar New Year holiday, typically marked by family gatherings and public celebrations.

At least eight hospitals in Wuhan have issued public appeals for donations of goggles, masks, medical caps and protective suits for medical workers. The CAB said the order to suspend airline operations will be without prejudice to the flights to be made by Royal Air Charter Services on January 24 and 27, 2020 as well as that of Pan Pacific Air on January 23 and 25, 2020 for the sole purpose of ferrying their charter passengers back to Wuhan.

In his report to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, CAB Executive Director Carmelo Arcilla said that the move aims to prevent the possible further spread and transmission of the novel coronavirus. Arcilla has also assured that the CAB will continue to monitor the unfolding novel coronavirus situation.

Meanwhile, the Department of Health is currently investigating another “suspicious” case of 2019 novel coronavirus after a 36-year-old man in Tacloban City manifested respiratory infection. So far, Domingo said the Philippines has two patients under investigation for 2019 nCoV which includes a five-year-old boy from China who recently arrived in Cebu City.The health official said they are still awaiting the results of a lab test on the boy earlier sent to Australia.

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