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Southern Chinese city reverses plan for partial lockdown over virus
BEIJING, Jan 26, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – A southern Chinese city reversed on
Sunday an earlier announcement of a partial lockdown as part of efforts to
control the spread of a deadly virus.
Authorities in Shantou said they would “not restrict the access of
vehicles” or people into the city after an earlier statement saying they
would ban entry into the city of 5.6 million people — a 1,100-kilometre
(680-mile) drive south of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1335 hrs