Virus anxieties cast shadow over Year of the Rat festivities

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Chinese communities in Australia and New Zealand were among the first to greet the Year of the Rat on Saturday but Lunar New Year celebrations globally were marred by anxieties about the virus outbreak that has disrupted festivities in China.

Sydney, home to a large and growing Chinese population, started its Lunar New Year festivities in subdued fashion after China canceled many large-scale celebrations of the holiday on concerns about the coronavirus, which has also reached Australia.

“We don’t know if quite as many people will come this year because of the coronavirus and I’d like to especially acknowledge Wuhan city government,” Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore said, referring to the central Chinese city considered the epicentre of the virus. The death toll from the outbreak in China has reached 41 while more than 1,300 people have been infected globally.

Chinese state television’s traditional Lunar New Year extravaganza on Friday paid tribute to the people of Wuhan and to medical staff fighting the coronavirus crisis, urging them on to victory in the battle to defeat the outbreak,

 

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