WUHAN, China: China locked down two major cities in a province at the center of a deadly virus outbreak on Thursday, Hong Kong turned two holiday camps, including a former military barracks, into quarantine zones, and Dubai Airport, one of the world’s biggest aviation hubs, started carrying out thermal screening of all passengers arriving from China amid an outbreak of a novel deadly virus.

Common signs of infection of coronavirus. A new strain has been identified in Wuhan, China. AFP PHOTO

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