Source: CTV News, Reuters, Channel News Asia
Wuhan Citizens Allowed to Leave Under Certain Conditions
The people in Chinas Wuhan city, the epicentre of the massive coronavirus outbreak, have been informed that healthy people will be allowed to move out from there for crucial operations only.
As per reports, the comments were made by the citys official WeChat account.
China Bans Trade & Sale of Wild Animals
China on Monday (Feb 24) declared an immediate and "comprehensive" ban on the trade of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for the deadly COVID-19 outbreak.
The country's top legislative committee met on Monday and approved a proposal "on comprehensively prohibiting the illegal wildlife trade, abolishing the bad habit of overconsumption of wildlife, and effectively protecting the lives and health of the people", state television reported.
The official Xinhua news agency said earlier on Monday that the proposal was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC).
"It aims to completely ban the eating of wild animals and crackdown on illegal wildlife trade," it said.
The report added that the measure was aimed at "safeguarding public health and ecological security".
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