'Sealed off': China isolates city of virus outbreak

The Chinese city at the heart of a deadly virus outbreak is under effective quarantine, with outward flights and trains suspended, subways halted and large public events cancelled as doctors in full-body protective suits treat patients.

Authorities announced that flights and trains out of the city will be temporarily suspended from 0200 GMT on Thursday, while the city's public buses, subway and long-distance coaches are also halted until further notice, it said. The decision came as hundreds of millions of people are travelling across China for the Lunar New Year holiday, which starts on Friday.Tourist attractions and star-rated hotels must also suspend all large-scale activities until that date, it added.

"Once there's a suggestion of a new development, the first thought is to maintain stability" and stop rumours,"hoping that by muffling it, it will go away," one user said on Weibo.Others commended the government's response, with one person saying"we should spare no effort in supporting all of the country's policy decisions".

However, animals are suspected to be the primary source of the outbreak. Wild animals were illegally sold at the seafood market, officials said.

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