Prognosis
Beijing Shuts Schools to Stem Virus as Cases Spread Beyond City
- New cluster originating from wholesale market tops 100 cases
- Next few days critical to determine if strict measures needed
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Beijing has ordered all schools to close in an escalation of containment measures as it struggles to halt a new coronavirus outbreak which has already spread to neighboring provinces.
The Chinese capital on Tuesday lifted its emergency response to level two and said that people will have to be tested for the virus before being allowed to leave the city.