China hunts for travellers from Wuhan, the virus epicentre


Lucy Huang feels hurt and disappointed that people don't have any sympathy. - AFP

BEIJING (AFP) - Communities in China are offering cash rewards, knocking on doors and questioning people trying to enter their neighbourhoods - but they're not looking for criminals.

They are searching for anyone coming from Wuhan, the central city at the epicentre of a deadly coronavirus epidemic that has sparked fear - even panic - in China and beyond.

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