China's Shantou city to ban cars, ships, people from entering from Jan 27
The stance will be undertaken to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus
China's coastal city of Shantou in Guangdong province, said on Sunday it would ban cars, ships and people from entering the city starting from January 27 to help prevent the spread of a coronavirus that broke out in Wuhan at end-2019.
Shantou, which is more than 800 km (500 miles) from Wuhan city in central China, also said it would suspend the operation of buses, taxis and ferries from 2pm on January 27.
