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Wuhan virus: Beijing's response
China races to contain Wuhan virus outbreak amid criticism
Measures taken to deal with crisis slammed as being too little too late
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A man wearing a protective mask at Jingshan park in Beijing on Jan 25, amid the coronavirus epidemic. Critics have blamed the contagion on a lack of transparency, a slow start to quarantining suspected carriers and officials initially playing down, if not covering up, the virulence of the virus.
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Benjamin Kang Lim Global Affairs Correspondent In Beijing , Benjamin Kang Lim
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China has pulled out all the stops to try and contain the Wuhan virus outbreak, but for detractors it is too little, too late.
The epidemic has spread to over 20 countries and territories outside mainland China, infecting more than 11,000 people worldwide and killing over 250.
