Racing for the Last Train Out of Wuhan: ‘If I Don’t Leave Now, I Won’t Be Able To’

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WUHAN, China—As the sun rose Thursday morning, Wuhan’s streets filled with people making their way to one of the main train stations, trying to escape being trapped in the city with a virus that had already killed 17 people.

Thousands of travelers packed the station’s waiting hall after Chinese authorities announced plans to block travel out of the city, the latest measure to stop the spread of a deadly new strain of coronavirus believed to have emerged from an animal market in Wuhan. Some sat calmly, eating and chatting,...

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Huge real estate assets held for relatives of Xi Jinping in Hong Kong. About $ 830 billion. It is owned by Xi's real sister, her husband and niece.

It's too late, thousands are infected but they left Wuhan already. The WuhanCoronavirus must be way worse than what CCP claim. They tried to hide the facts in December, yet it kept on worsen and now it is out of control...

Seem familiar?

I’m sure he has been exposed.there is a two week incubation period. This is biowarfare and I hope Trump is going to hold China accountable for this.

This seems like a sure fire way to spread this even faster and wider around China and the world.

Lunar New Year is probably the worst time on the calendar if the objective is containment of a virus.

It is lucky for those guy who escaped from Wuhan city

Seriously. We’re ripe for a pandemic ask any doctor or medical scholar you know.

That’s the worst thing they can do. Sure, let’s spread our disease

As long as you got on a train before 10am, you can leave wuhan? That seems flawed

Feeling like this was a documentary and not a Zombie movie. I know this is South Korea, but it follows.

I live in China. It’s not quite as bad, yet, as reported in the West. No doubt serious, but not the doom described in Western press.

HAPPY NEW YEAR OF HOPE FOR EVERYONE The Rat is associated with the Earthly Branch (地支—dì zhī) Zi (子). In the terms of yin and yang (阴阳—yīn yáng), the Rat is yang and represents the beginning of a new day. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus.

This is terrifying

media buzz dat will disappear sooner than later after the regular 'out of the woods' post.. 🙄

Virus was manufactured in all flavors. Which one do you prefer?

are they trying to spread the virus quicker or..?

Or this

Are you covering up this?

This is not good.

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