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China Announced Easing of Wuhan’s Quarantine, Then Retracted It
- Statement allowing travel for non-residents was “unauthorized”
- Wuhan was locked down on Jan. 23 with severe travel curbs
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China said an announcement that the quarantine of Wuhan would be eased was prematurely issued without approval from top officials. The lockdown of the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus emerged would remain fully in place, it said.