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Second Chinese city placed on lockdown over virus: official
BEIJING, Jan 23, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A second central Chinese city is being
put on lockdown to help control the spread of a virus epidemic that broke out
in neighbouring Wuhan, authorities said Thursday.
The train station in Huanggang, which has a population of 7.5 million and
is 70 kilometres (40 miles) from Wuhan, will be suspended until further
notice from midnight — all vehicles will be checked, and bars and cinemas
will be closed, said city authorities.
The railway station in a third nearby city, Ezhou, which has a population
of over one million, will also close from tonight, though no other measures
were announced.
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