Hong Kong Bans Hubei Travelers, Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus

Hong Kong Bans Hubei Travelers, Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus
Medical workers transfer a patient out of the intensive care unit at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. on Jan. 24, 2020. Zong Qi/Xinhua via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Hong Kong will ban entry all residents from Hubei Province and anyone who had visited there in the past 14 days amid the outbreak of the mysterious new virus that has sickened thousands and left dozens dead—in a move to contain the spread of the coronavirus that was first detected in the provincial capital of Wuhan.

In a statement Sunday, the government said it will implement the ban starting from midnight on Sunday, Hong Kong will ban any person who has been to Hubei in the past two weeks “until further notice.”
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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