The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December and it has now spread across the globe. Today, Chinese authorities are trying to contain the outbreak while other countries evacuate their citizens from Wuhan. Follow live updates:
Children wearing protective facemasks to help stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus play soccer inside a condominium complex in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
But since mid-January, China ramped up its response as the number of confirmed cases of the virus drastically increased. Almost 60 million people are living under a full or partial lockdown in Hubei province -- where the outbreak originated.
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