China shuts down transport in virus epicentre as WHO extends talks

World Health Organisation director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a media conference in Geneva, January 22 2020. Picture: PIERRE ALBOUY / AFP

The move is meant to “resolutely contain the momentum of the epidemic spreading”, the centre was quoted as saying. Asked about the transport shutdown, he added: “By having a strong action not only will they control the outbreak in their country but they will also minimise the chances of this outbreak spreading internationally.”

With hundreds of millions of people travelling across China this week for the Lunar New Year holiday, the National Health Commission also announced measures to contain the disease — including sterilisation and ventilation at airports and bus stations, as well as inside aircraft and trains. The Chinese government has classified the outbreak in the same category as the SARS epidemic, meaning compulsory isolation for those diagnosed with the illness and the potential to implement quarantine measures.Countries have intensified efforts to stop the spread of the pathogen — known by its technical name 2019 Novel Coronavirus .

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