Outside the epicentre, three cities, including Beijing, and an eastern province announced bans on long-distance buses from entering or leaving their borders. Originating in Hubei’s capital of Wuhan, the virus has spread throughout China and around the world, with cases confirmed in around a dozen countries as distant as France, Australia and the United States. – Virus spread ‘accelerating‘ –The nationwide death toll rose to 56 after 15 new deaths, most of them in Hubei. Shanghai on Sunday reported its first death — an 88-year-old man who had pre-existing health problems. Measures have been ordered nationwide to detect and isolate people carrying the virus on planes, trains and buses.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2020 07:52 UTC