There are 440 confirmed cases.Hospitals in Wuhan are scrambling to deal with a flood of patients and a lack of supplies.
Chinese authorities warn people not to travel in or out of Wuhan, warning the country was at its"most critical stage" for controlling the outbreak.Wuhan goes in to lockdown — flights and trains are blocked, public transport is halted. Later, the travel ban will extend to private cars. Health authorities in Hebei, just south of Beijing, said on Thursday an 80-year-old man infected with the coronavirus had died there, marking the first confirmed death outside Hubei.
Meanwhile in America the POTUS WhiteHouse administration are lowering standards.