Izithombe namavidiyo avela esifundazweni saseHubei, okuyisikhathi esisodwa sokuqubuka kwesifo se-coronavirus, akhombisa izixuku ezinkulu zikhalela ukugibela izitimela namabhasi ngokujaha ukuvakashela abangane nemindeni ngemuva kwamasonto behlukanisiwe futhi behlukaniswa.
Abantu bagcwale esiteshini sesitimela edolobheni laseMacheng njengoba izimemezelo zezitimela ezibheke emadolobheni amakhulu eChina bezwakala kuma-sysytems e-PA.
Iziteshi zesitimela nezikhumulo zezindiza ziqale ukuvulwa ngoLwesithathu, yize iWuhan iqhubeka nokutholakala kuphela ngomgwaqo okwamanje. Izizwe zakwaHubei ezedingisiwe nazo zathatha leli thuba lokuthi ekugcineni zibuyele ekhaya ziphinde zihlangane nomndeni ngemuva kokuthi uBeijing eyalele isifundazwe ukuthi sivale ngoJanuwari.
Izikole zihlala zivaliwe okwamanje, kepha abantu bavunyelwe ukubuyela emsebenzini.
Ngaleso sikhathi, ezinye izifundazwe eChina ziphinde zanciphisa impendulo yazo eziphuthumayo kulokhu kuqubuka kwalesi sifo okubalwa iSichuan neHeilongjiang. Alikho amacala amasha asanda kudluliswa asemakhazeni abikwa eChina ngoLwesibili, kanti izikhulu zithi amacala angama-47 asanda kuqinisekiswa angeniswa.
Abanye abasebenzi bezokwelapha abangama-21,046 abavela kulo lonke elaseChina bebesishiyile isifundazwe kusukela ngoLwesibili, kanti abasebenzi bezokwelapha abangu-16,558 basele eWuhan - idolobha elithinteke kakhulu eChina - ukuze baqhubeke nemizamo yokusiza lapho.
Ngokwe-database ye-coronavirus yaseJohn Hopkins, iChina ibe namacala angama-81,661 okutheleleka kwe-coronavirus, okuholele ekufeni kwabantu abangama-3,285.