China is battling a 'demon' virus that has so far killed more than 100 people, President Xi Jinping said, as nations readied planes to airlift foreigners trapped at the epicentre of the outbreak.
China is battling a"demon" virus that has so far killed more than 100 people, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday, as nations readied planes to airlift foreigners trapped at the epicentre of the outbreak.
Countries are also concerned about the fate of thousands of foreigners stuck in Wuhan, a city of 11 million people that has been sealed off by Chinese authorities in a bid to contain the disease. His comments came after anger simmered on Chinese social media over the handling of the health emergency by local officials in central Hubei province.
Until Tuesday, all reported cases in more than a dozen countries had involved people who had been in or around Wuhan. China has taken its own drastic steps to stop the virus, which health officials say is passed on between people through sneezing or coughing, and possibly through physical contact.
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