Since emerging out of the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year, the coronavirus has infected nearly 14,500 people across China and reached 24 countries. But 10 days after locking down Wuhan, authorities on Sunday announced similar draconian curbs on people movement in Wenzhou, 800km away. Zhejiang has 661 confirmed infections, with 265 of those in Wenzhou, according to the government. The death toll in China climbed to 304 on Sunday after authorities reporting 45 new deaths from the previous day. The number of confirmed infections in China is far higher than the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak of 2002-03.

Source: thestar February 02, 2020 12:22 UTC