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Photos show how China’s novel coronavirus outbreak unfolded as Wuhan’s 76-day lockdown ends

On January 24, as cases in China rose over 1,000 and the death toll climbed to 41, the government expanded the lockdown to include 13 cities. Now 36 million people were restricted.The virus had now spread to nine countries and authorities in Wuhan struggled to contain an influx of patients.Business Insider

One doctor in Wuhan said thousands of patients had been left waiting hours for treatment, and that doctors were advised not to work over fears they could become infected. This photo taken on January 22, 2020 shows medical staff members wearing protective suits at the Zhongnan hospital in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province.Protective gear and test-kits had become so sparse in Wuhan that people reportedly likened their chances to receiving them as "winning the lottery".

A security official stands guard as an ambulance arrives with a patient to the Infectious Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital on January 22, 2020 in Hong Kong.On January 25, the Chinese government barred citizens from booking overseas flights, hotels, and tours. A worker in protective suits checks the temperature of a passenger arriving at the Xianning North Station on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations, in Xianning, a city bordering Wuhan to the north, in Hubei province, China January 24, 2020.

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