Two cities locked down, virus kills 17

By Yawen Chen and Se Young Lee
Updated January 23 2020 - 11:18pm, first published 11:12pm
Chinese health authorities are working to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people.
Chinese health authorities are working to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people.

China has put on lockdown two cities at the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around the world scramble to prevent a global pandemic.

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