Wuhan Coronavirus News Updates -- January 24, 2020

Daily Mail: China cancels its Lunar New Year celebrations, locks down FOURTEEN cities, shuts part of the Great Wall and Shanghai Disneyland in desperate bid to contain killer coronavirus

* Attractions around China have scrapped Lunar New Year celebrations
* The Great Wall in Beijing and Disneyland in Shanghai have been closed
* 15 per cent of dinner reservations in the capital are reportedly cancelled
* Films set to be launched for the traditional holiday have been postponed
* Outbreak of a new deadly virus has killed 26 people and infected 830 in China

China has gone into lockdown today on the eve of the Lunar New Year as authorities and businesses scramble to shut tourist attractions and public transport systems in a bid to stop the spread of the deadly new coronavirus that has killed at least 26 people.

Part of the Great Wall of China in Beijing and Disneyland in Shanghai have been closed as authorities desperately try to stop people spreading the Wuhan coronavirus amid fears as many as 10,000 are already infected with the killer virus.

Fourteen cities, home to around 40million people, are reported to have gone into some form of lockdown in the past two days, with public transport halted and roads closed during the traditional holiday period.

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Wuhan Coronavirus News Updates -- January 24, 2020

China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital -- AP
China heads into Lunar New Year on shutdown as virus spreads -- Reuters
China expands transport lockdowns and scraps New Year festivities as virus toll rises -- France 24
Wuhan coronavirus confirmed in 29 of China’s 31 provinces -- SCMP
China extends lockdown on millions in coronavirus outbreak -- DW
Coronavirus spreading with new cases reported around the world as death toll rises to 26 -- ABC News Online
China coronavirus: Two deaths reported outside Hubei -- Al Jazeera
China broadens lockdowns as coronavirus death toll rises -- Al Jazeera
China coronavirus: Lunar New Year subdued as outbreak spreads -- BBC
Killer coronavirus could be spread through the EYES: Chinese doctor says he caught the SARS-like infection because he wasn't wearing protective goggles -- Daily Mail
Wuhan coronavirus: hospitals turning people away as doctors say ‘home is best’ in many cases -- SCMP
Symptoms of China's coronavirus: Fevers and coughs are not the only signs - as doctors warn people having DIARRHOEA should also beware -- Daily Mail
Wuhan residents start Year of the Rat in scramble to stockpile food, medical supplies -- SCMP
Virus puts damper on Lunar New Year, China’s biggest holiday -- AP
France confirms 2 cases of virus from China, 1st in Europe -- France 24
China coronavirus: three new cases in Hong Kong, increasing total number to five -- SCMP
Seoul expands coronavirus checks to all China passengers -- UPI
Leading US health experts predicted coronavirus could kill 65million people in a year - in chilling warning three months BEFORE the outbreak in China -- Daily Mail