Coronavirus spread accelerating in China, says Xi Jinping
by Rebecca Ratcliffe and Wu Pei Lin from Science | The Guardian on (#4YDVV)
President warns of 'grave situation' as the country spends holiday under travel restriction to stop the virus spreading
China's president, Xi Jinping, has called an emergency government meeting, telling officials the country is facing a "grave situation" as the new coronavirus is "accelerating its spread".
More than 50 million people are spending China's most important holiday under lockdown as the country expands its travel restrictions in an attempt to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.
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