A staff member checks a passenger's body temperature at Wangjiadun metro station in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, 9 a.m. Jan. 23, 2020. Wuhan, the center of a pneumonia outbreak in China, has rolled out a slew of unprecedented measures to curb the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). From 10 a.m. Thursday, all public transportation, including city buses, subways, ferries and long-distance coaches have been suspended, and outbound channels at airports and railway stations have also been closed until further notice.
Lhasa, The Potala Palace in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region will be shut from January 27 to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus, local authorities said on Sunday.
The Potala Palace, a local landmark, is a model of ancient architecture and home to over 100,000 pieces of cultural relics, Xinhua reported.
It was listed as a key national cultural relic in 1961.
