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China shuts transport, temples, Disneyland as virus toll rises to 25

People line up outside a drugstore to buy masks in Shanghai, China January 24, 2020. [REUTERS/Aly Song]

China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, suspending public transport in 10 cities, shutting temples over the Lunar New Year, and rushing to construct a hospital to treat the infected.

The week long holiday to welcome in the Year of the Rat began on Friday, raising fears that the infection rate could accelerate as hundreds of millions of people travel to their homes and abroad. The risks persuaded Shanghai Disneyland theme park to close from Saturday until further notice.

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