Coronavirus outbreak: death toll rises to 56 as Canada confirms first case – updates

Authorities in China say infections have risen to more than 1,600 while Canada becomes the latest country to report a case of the virus. Follow all the latest developments here Scientists race to disover how Wuhan victims were infected 1.23am GMT From the BBC’s Stephen McDonnell, who is in Hubei province: (Australian readers will remember Stephen from his long service with the ABC…)Just passed a screening point in Henan close to the border with Hubei and had my temperature checked. #coronavirus #China pic.twitter.com/8ObXk18Uq9Just entered Hubei Province where the #coronarvirus outbreak started. virtually nobody on the streets here. At the checkpoint the police said we can go in but they won’t let us back out. It looks like the entire province of Hubei, population 30 million, to be locked down.#China pic.twitter.com/DnwPAT9DgsThe streets are empty in the small towns of Hubei Province where the #coronavirus outbreak started. #China pic.twitter.com/uwycGlhDtQ 1.16am GMT From the BBC’s Stephen McDonnell: deserted streets in Hubei provinceThe streets are empty in the small towns of Hubei Province where the #coronavirus outbreak started. #China pic.twitter.com/uwycGlhDtQ Continue reading…
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