Earlier the city said it would stop cars, ships and people from entering the city starting on Jan 27 to help prevent the spread of a coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan at end-2019. That announcement cannot be found now on Shantou city's website. Shantou, which is more than 800km from Wuhan city in central China, had also said earlier it would suspend the operation of buses, taxis and ferries from 2pm on Sunday.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2020 15:11 UTC