News Exercise #318

Please note: This was published on the 24th, so the figures are already out of date.

1. What has been the government’s main effort to contain the outbreak?
2. What is the situation for travellers from Wuhan to Beijing?
3. What effect has this had on the New Year?

Answers:

1. What has been the government’s main effort to contain the outbreak?
They have imposed a lockdown of Wuhan, and other cities have major restrictions to their public transportation. Due to this, millions of people are in quarantine.
2. What is the situation for travellers from Wuhan to Beijing?
They have to go into quarantine for fourteen days, although it is not a true quarantine as they can do this at home and have regular health checks.
3. What effect has this had on the New Year?
There are no temple fairs, cinemas have been closed, the Spring Festival in Shanghai Disneyland has been closed.