BEIJING—For more than a month, truck driver Xiao Hongbing has been stuck living at a roadside service area more than 500 miles from home, with little to occupy his time besides writing poetry and corresponding with hundreds of fans captivated by his harrowing journey. Mr. Xiao, a 50-year-old native of Hubei province, set out from his hometown of Tianmen in early January to make a string of deliveries, planning to return to his family at the end of the month. But as China’s coronavirus epidemic put Hubei on lockdown and fear...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 10, 2020 15:04 UTC