<p><span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x"><span>The coronavirus has spread to numerous countries, and Beijing has placed Wuhan under lockdown since Thursday, January 23.</span><br />
<span>According the South China Morning Post newspaper, deaths from the virus have climbed to 106, with the Chinese government confirming there were nearly 4,500 cases so far.</span></span></span></p>

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Wuhan residents converge to comfort one another as coronavirus spreads

Residents in China’s Wuhan, from which the new coronavirus originated, gathered in the city in a sign of encouragement, shouting “Wuhan, don’t give up” (Wuhan, jiayou) on Monday (January 27) evening.