Beijing calm as residents carry on as usual


Calm amid the storm: A few brave souls milling around the famous Wangfujing commercial street in Beijing.

IT has been a few days since I returned to Beijing from my Chinese New Year break in Malaysia.

Moving around, I was surprised to find the city to be rather calm as the nation is gripped by the anxiety of the novel coronavirus.

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