January 24, 2020

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China locking down cities with 18 million to stop virus By KEN MORITSUGU and YANAN WANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities Thursday moved to lock down three cities with a combined population of more than 18 million in an unprecedented effort to contain the deadly new virus that has sickened hundreds of people and spread to other parts of the world during the busy Lunar

New Year travel period. The open-ended lockdowns are unmatched in size, embracing more people than New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago put together. The train station and airport in Wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, were shut down, and ferry, subway and bus service was halted. Continued on Page 8

Passengers wear protective face masks on the subway in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. Associated Press


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