China is putting on lockdown a city of 11 million people considered the epicenter of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic.
Reuters: China locks down city of 11 million at epicenter of virus outbreak
A woman wearing a protective mask walks on the street outside Beijing railway station in Beijing on Jan. 22, 2020. - A new virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and reached the United States could mutate and spread, China warned on Jan. 22, as authorities urged people to steer clear of the city at the heart of the outbreak.
