Wuhan city imposes transport lockdown as death toll rises to seventeen
Wuhan's Hankou Railway Station being disinfected
Staff members disinfect at the Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province early on January 22, 2020.
The Chinese city at the centre of a SARS-like virus outbreak has urged people to stay away, cancelling a major Lunar New Year event, as it strives to contain a disease that has spread across the country.
Wuhan's traffic affected
Wuhan's outbreak has caused a lot of trouble in the traffic as staff members check body temperature of a passengers at an exit of a highway in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province.
Asian countries on January 21 ramped up measures to block the spread of a new virus as the death toll in China rose to six and the number of cases surpassed 300, raising concerns in the middle of a major holiday travel rush.
Those living in the city are also advised to not leave the city.
Passengers checked while on-board
Passengers of Air China were checked while their were on-board from Wuhan to Macau.
Vacation destinations and lodgings in the city had been advised to suspend huge scale exercises while libraries, historical centers and theaters were dropping displays and exhibitions.
Use of Thermal cameras
Wuhan Guide Infrared told the official China Securities Journal that the company had donated 4 million yuan ($579,370) worth of infrared thermometer devices to the government of Hubei, the province at the centre of the outbreak.
They have installed the cameras to check the people carrying the virus.
Passengers from Wuhan scanned at the airport
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Subway affected in Wuhan
The Chinese city of nearly 11 million people will temporarily shut down public transport. People used Subways to travel to the World famous Lunar New Year
festival in Shanghai.
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