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American, United and Delta airlines will halt all flights to mainland China because of concerns about the coronavirus. - The Washington Post
The airlines made the call after State Department officials urged Americans to avoid China travel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2020/01/31/american-delta-united-suspend-china-flights-citing-coronavirus-risks/
Travel Restrictions to China
https://multimedia.scmp.com/infographics/news/world/article/3051149/coronavirus-travel-restrictions-on-china/index.html
China Travel Advisory
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/china-travel-advisory.html
The coronavirus may have leaked from a lab
It sure sounds like China has a problem keeping dangerous pathogens in test tubes where they belong, doesn’t it? And just how many “microbiology labs” are there in China that handle “advanced viruses like the novel coronavirus”?
https://nypost.com/2020/02/22/dont-buy-chinas-story-the-coronavirus-may-have-leaked-from-a-lab/
CORONAVIRUS: SHOCKING 'LEAKED' VIDEOS FROM WUHAN - YouTube
But at this moment the world might be witnessing the story of the decade. The Coronavirus outbreak. More people have now died from coronavirus in China than ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0v9YBKqWe0
Hubei Lockdown
https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/307911/china-2019-ncov-lockdown-extended-to-chibi-and-zhijiang-hubei-province-january-23-update-17
To Tame Coronavirus, Mao-Style Social Control Blankets China - The New York Times
Despite their high-tech tools, the authorities are mainly relying on a flood of workers to keep hundreds of millions of people from coming in contact with outsiders.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/business/china-coronavirus-lockdown.html
China locks down millions to contain coronavirus. Do quarantines work? - Business Insider
Quarantines have been used to contain diseases for hundreds of years. The first formal system was established in Venice during the 14th Century.
https://www.businessinsider.com/quarantine-history-following-china-wuhan-coronavirus-lockdowns-2020-1
Life Under Virus Lockdown in China
Virus quarantine measures have left hundreds of millions of people trapped indoors.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/02/20/coronavirus-china-lockdown-quarantine-xi-jinping/
China's Hubei province revises February 19 new cases tally to 775, from 349 previously - Reuters
China's Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, on Friday revised the number of new cases it reported on Feb. 19 to 775, from 349 previously.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-hubei-toll/chinas-hubei-province-revises-february-19-new-cases-tally-to-775-from-349-previously-idUSKBN20F26M
Hubei - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubei
Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak - The New York Times
The virus has infected more than 79,500 people in China and 32 other countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/asia/china-wuhan-coronavirus-maps.html
China is monitoring WeChat and Twitter for coronavirus posts - The Verge
People using Twitter and WeChat who share information about the coronavirus in China are finding themselves targeted by Chinese government officials. Online protests about the way the Chinese government mishandled the outbreak in Wuhan are being quickly scrubbed.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/24/21151404/china-wechat-twitter-coronavirus-critics-protest-information-share

Hubei 湖北
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	湖北省 (Húběi shěng)
• Abbreviation	HB / 鄂 (È)
(clockwise from top) Xiling Gorge Three Gorges Dam Wudang Mountains Enshi Grand Canyon Red Cliffs Yellow Crane Tower
Location of Hubei in China
Coordinates: 31°12′N 112°18′E / 31.2°N 112.3°E / 31.2; 112.3
Country	China
Capital (and largest city)	Wuhan
Divisions	13 prefectures, 102 counties, 1235 townships
Government
• Type	Province
• Body	Hubei Provincial People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Wang Menghui
• Congress director	Wang Menghui
• Governor	Wang Zhonglin
• CPPCC chairman	Sun Wei
• National People's Congress Representation	112 deputies
Area ^[1] ^[2]
• Total	185,900 km² (71,800 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Highest elevation ( Shennong Peak)	3,105 m (10,187 ft)
Population (2021) ^[3]
• Total	58,300,000
• Rank	10th
• Density	310/km² (810/sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han: 95.6% Tujia: 3.7% Miao: 0.4%
• Languages and dialects	Southwestern Mandarin, Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Gan, Xiang
GDP (2023)^[4]
• Total	CN¥5,580 billion (7th; US$792 billion)
• Per capita	CN¥95,538 (9th; US$13,558)
ISO 3166 code	CN-HB
HDI (2022)	0.794^[5] (10th) – high
Website	hubei.gov.cn

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Hubei 湖北
Province
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	湖北省 (Húběi shěng)
• Abbreviation	HB / 鄂 (È)
(clockwise from top) Xiling Gorge Three Gorges Dam Wudang Mountains Enshi Grand Canyon Red Cliffs Yellow Crane Tower
Location of Hubei in China
Coordinates: 31°12′N 112°18′E / 31.2°N 112.3°E / 31.2; 112.3
Country	China
Capital (and largest city)	Wuhan
Divisions	13 prefectures, 102 counties, 1235 townships
Government
• Type	Province
• Body	Hubei Provincial People's Congress
• CCP Secretary	Wang Menghui
• Congress director	Wang Menghui
• Governor	Wang Zhonglin
• CPPCC chairman	Sun Wei
• National People's Congress Representation	112 deputies
Area ^[1] ^[2]
• Total	185,900 km² (71,800 sq mi)
• Rank	13th
Highest elevation ( Shennong Peak)	3,105 m (10,187 ft)
Population (2021) ^[3]
• Total	58,300,000
• Rank	10th
• Density	310/km² (810/sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	Han: 95.6% Tujia: 3.7% Miao: 0.4%
• Languages and dialects	Southwestern Mandarin, Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Gan, Xiang
GDP (2023)^[4]
• Total	CN¥5,580 billion (7th; US$792 billion)
• Per capita	CN¥95,538 (9th; US$13,558)
ISO 3166 code	CN-HB
HDI (2022)	0.794^[5] (10th) – high
Website	hubei.gov.cn

Hubei

湖北

Province

Name transcription(s)

• Chinese

湖北省 (Húběi shěng)

• Abbreviation

HB / 鄂 (È)