A passenger coming from China leaves the terminal at Charles De Gaulle Airport wearing a face mask. Photo: AFP A passenger coming from China leaves the terminal at Charles De Gaulle Airport wearing a face mask. Photo: AFP
A passenger coming from China leaves the terminal at Charles De Gaulle Airport wearing a face mask. Photo: AFP
World /  United States & Canada

China coronavirus: outbreak spreads West as world works to contain it

  • The US, France and Japan have all announced plans to evacuate their citizens from the central Chinese city where the virus originated
  • Airports are also stepping up screening as more than 2,000 infections have now been confirmed in over a dozen countries and regions worldwide

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
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Updated: 7:10pm, 26 Jan, 2020

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A passenger coming from China leaves the terminal at Charles De Gaulle Airport wearing a face mask. Photo: AFP A passenger coming from China leaves the terminal at Charles De Gaulle Airport wearing a face mask. Photo: AFP
A passenger coming from China leaves the terminal at Charles De Gaulle Airport wearing a face mask. Photo: AFP
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