Journalism of Courage
The death toll in China’s coronavirus epidemic Monday soared to 361 with 57 deaths on Sunday alone while the number of confirmed cases climbed to 17,205. In pic: The Huoshenshan temporary field hospital under construction is seen as it nears completion in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. (AP)
Authorities put millions of people on lockdown in the city at the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, to try to halt the spread of the flu-like virus. In pic: A worker in protective suit serves customers at a pharmacy. (cnsphoto via REUTERS)
China opened a 1000-bed makeshift hospital built in record 10 days at Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak in central China’s Hubei Province. Huoshenshan (Fire God Mountain) Hospital was delivered on Sunday in Wuhan. It is dedicated to treating patients infected with the virus, Xinhua reported. (AP)
People who said they arrived from Hubei province after passing a checkpoint at the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge, head to the train station in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China.
A second hospital with 1,500 beds is under construction. Restrictions were tightened still further in one city by allowing only one family member to venture out to buy supplies every other day. In pic: A Chinese army medic looks at a patient room at the Huoshenshan temporary field hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. (Chinatopix via AP)
About 150 cases have been reported in two dozen other countries. In pic: Indonesian citizens wait to be evacuated, ahead of departure to Indonesia at Tianhe International Airport, in Wuhan, Hubei. (Antara Foto/ via REUTERS)
To keep people at home and reduce chances for infection, subway and bus services are shut down and private vehicle use is banned in downtown areas. In pic: Shoppers wear face masks as they line up at a grocery store in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. (AP Photo/Arek Rataj)
Schools, cinemas and restaurants are closed in Wuhan, an industrial center with a population 1 1/2 times that of New York City. In pic: This satellite image provided by Planet Labs Inc. shows a construction site for a field hospital to treat patients from a deadly virus outbreak, in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
As global anxiety about a new virus rises, Chinese authorities are striving to keep 50 million people in cities at the center of the outbreak both isolated and fed in the biggest anti-disease effort ever attempted. In pic: Workers unload a shipment of protective suits from a cargo plane at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. (Cheng Min/Xinhua via AP)
In this Jan. 25, 2020 photo, family members wear masks as they play mahjongg during a Lunar New Year gather in a village in Jianli County in central China's Hubei Province. (Chinatopix via AP)
