Chinese travellers unfazed as SARS-like virus spreads

The Chinese New Year travel period is humanity's biggest migration as millions head for reunions with their families. BEIJING: An outbreak of a mysterious virus has not deterred millions of people in China from packing into crowded trains as they head home for the Chinese New Year - but some are donning masks as a precaution.

At Shanghai's Hongqiao Railway Station some travellers wear face masks as they wait to board their trains. More than 100 million train trips have already been taken since the mass migration began about 10 days ago, the national railway operator said Sunday. A worker in the finance sector surnamed Guo added that she and her friends had been reminding each other to wear masks as a precaution.

A Wuhan seafood market is believed to be the epicentre of the virus, and the World Health Organization said an animal source seemed most likely to be the"primary" culprit. Health officials said Monday they were expanding their enhanced checks to include anyone coming in from Hubei province, not just Wuhan. All passengers flying in from Wuhan will also be asked to fill out a health declaration form.

"Previously, I had many plans in Wuhan, like hanging around for one to two days. But now I think I will just transfer there instead of staying," she said.

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