BEIJING (Xinhua): China announced on Monday (Jan 27) that the Lunar New Year holiday will be extended to Feb 2 as a measure to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak.
The general office of the State Council said in an announcement that the measure is taken to effectively reduce mass gatherings, block the spread of the epidemic, and to better safeguard the safety and health of the Chinese people.
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