The number of coronavirus victims reached 56. The total number of infected is over 2000 people worldwide. Reuters provides this information.
Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus, is closed. Xi Jinping, the President of the country, declared the country is facing the hardest threat of the virus rapid spread.
The cases of the infection went beyond the country borders.
The virus has already passed the China border. The cases are registered in France, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, USA, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore.
A part of The Great Chinese Wall in Peking is closed. The movement of forty-six million people from sixteen cities is restricted. China New Year activities and events are delayed. Cinema halls are closed.
