JUST IN: Huanggang, a city about 80 kilometers from Wuhan, will be effectively locked down due to risks associated with the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Chinese state media reported.
People are apparently trying to get out of Wuhan -- and Chinese social media users are not happy about it
Workers use infrared thermometers to check the temperature of passengers arriving from Wuhan at a train station in Hangzhou on Thursday, January 23. Chinatopix via AP Fear and anxiety is mounting in China, with controversy on social media over residents who apparently fled Wuhan ahead of the partial lockdown enforced on Thursday.
On the microblogging platform Weibo, people shared their fears over the virus, as well as cautionary warnings."Don't panic and try not to go out," one person warned. Another person posted they had thought about fleeing Wuhan.
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