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China shuts down 13 cities as virus toll climbs

Authorities in Beijing have cancelled massive gatherings that usually attract throngs during the New Year holiday, while the historic Forbidden City will close from Saturday. [AFP]

Chinese authorities rapidly expanded a mammoth quarantine effort aimed at containing a deadly contagion on Friday to 13 cities and a staggering 41 million people, as nervous residents were checked for fevers and the death toll climbed to 26.

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