Relief and Panic in the Rush to Catch Last Trains From Wuhan

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“If I don’t leave now, I won’t be able to get out.” Thousands of travelers packed Wuhan's main train station to beat the lockdown sparked by the coronavirus outbreak.

ABOARD THE G512 TRAIN, 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...

 

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Come on, this came 2 days before the Spring Festival so the train station would be packed anyway. I doubt there were any changes in the passenger flow & doubt people knew about the quarantine. They aren't trying to 'beat the lockdown' they're trying to get home for the holiday.

The totalitarian tyranny of CCP worsened everything.

If humanity ever destroys itself, the cause is not a conspiracy of evil, but the incredible stupidity and short-sightedness of wild crowds :(

China New Year’s Eve is family traditional reunion day,this is one of Chinese culture.Most of Wuhan residents supporting government’s call stay at home fighting for the 2019 n-CoV,fewer can’t stand for Wuhan residents.All Chinese stand with Wuhan,Stand with China government.❤️🇨🇳

Tell us, why does the 'threat' of the coronavirus in China receive global, 24/7 news coverage but the KNOWN HAZARDS of Fracking pollution to U.S. citizens receives 'no news coverage' whatsoever? Because this 'concern' for wellbeing is an imageless act and for social control.

That’s exactly how they spread the virus to the world

this is exactly how you get infected.

CHINA: No hygiene practices, eat every part of the animal from the mouth to asshole, defecate in streets, refrigeration not used, rarely wash hands, animal farming breaks welfare laws, they cough and sneeze without covering their mouth – why surprised another Virus from China?

The Chinese executing a Soviet style plan in reaction to this virus. This won't end well. See Chernobyl.

Kind of defeats the purpose

This kinda defeats the purpose of a lockdown.

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