China scrambles to get food into Wuhan amid virus restrictions
Farmers are picking vegetables through the night with some supermarket staff using their own vehicles to deliver to isolated residents
29 January 2020 - 16:32
Beijing — China has told farmers to step up vegetable production, opened roads for delivery trucks, and is punishing those trying to profit when feeding residents of the locked down city of Wuhan, at the centre of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Authorities cut most transport links to the central Chinese city last week to try to halt the spread of the flu-like virus. Thousands of cases have been reported in China, with a small number in other countries, including the US, Thailand and Singapore...
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