Coronavirus, Beijing orders 14-day quarantine for returning to town

Residents have been warned that “s will quarantine themselves or go to designated locations for quarantine” after returning to the Chinese capital from vacation, reports the BBC.

This announcement came today from the virus prevention group in Beijing after residents returned from celebrating the New Year, which had gone to other parts of China.

This measure is taken to reduce the risk of further spreading the deadly coronary. So far over 1300 people have died of the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan.