Hong Kong has shuttered colleges and achieved away with deliberate New Yr festivities as the town scrambles to cease the unfold of a lethal coronavirus.
Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam declared a state of emergency within the metropolis, and stated she would halt all official visits to mainland China, the place the virus originated.
New Yr celebrations have additionally been cancelled, and colleges will stay closed till February 17. The Hong Kong Marathon has been nixed as a part of the emergency measures.
At the least three native residents have been contaminated by the virus after coming back from Wuhan, the Chinese language metropolis the place the outbreak started.
The coronavirus has killed at the very least 41 folks in China and contaminated greater than 1,300 worldwide.
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