China mourns coronavirus ‘martyrs’

A three-minute silence has been held in China in remembrance of those who have died in the country’s coronavirus outbreak.

The nation was brought to a halt at 10:00 local time (03:00 GMT), with cars, trains and ships sounding their horns and air raid sirens ringing out. Flags were also flown at half-mast.

In Wuhan, the epicentre of China’s outbreak and the city where the first cases of the virus were detected late last year, all traffic lights in urban areas turned red and traffic was stopped.

China says more than 3,300 people in China died of the coronavirus, including 14 medical workers. However analysts believe the real number could be much higher as some coronavirus deaths were attributed to other health problems.

BBC