Chinese villages walled off against outsiders as coronavirus toll mounts

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Scared the coronavirus virus will invade their homes, one Chinese villager wielded a spear while others brandished brooms to keep strangers out. One man yelled: 'Don't get any closer!'

and those already in the country to consider leaving. Delta Airlines and United Airlines are halting all China flights.

Israel’s foreign ministry has warned against traveling to China and urged Israelis already there to leave. Russia announced its first two coronavirus cases on Friday and has closed its 2,600-mile border with China. Beijing, however, has kept Monday as its back-to-work day . Health officials announced that the virus has spread in the city beyond a few travelers from Wuhan, with the coming days marking a critical period.

Amid paranoia about contracting the virus, people from Hubei province and its capital city of Wuhan report feeling discriminated against or shunned. Some Asian Americans in the U.S., too, have said they are viewed as harboring the virus. In a video posted on Twitter, a man in an orange jacket and blue surgical mask sits on a platform at the entrance to his village, clutching an enormous gold spear.In another video, a man on horseback dressed in knight’s regalia, including a helmet, face shield and spear, says to a driver seeking to enter a village:Back on the outskirts of Beijing on Friday, a sentry at an entrance to Yu Di Cun said outsiders were not allowed into that section of the village, home to 12 households.

He said the 24-hour security at the village entrance is a precaution. He does not believe the outbreak will get much worse.At Tian Jia Ying Cun, villagers used pulleys to raise a red wire and let in authorized vehicles.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

 

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