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Qingdao Airport border police check during the outbreak of Coronavirus. This photo has nothing to do with the Bay Area man.

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It was a strange sight in Kunming, China, for Chinese New Year.

The 40-day event celebrates the beginning of the new year in the traditional Chinese calendar. Also known as the Lunar New Year Spring Festival, 3 billion trips are made throughout China during the holiday and many in the country typically are off work. It's a time to spend with family and is a cause for celebration.

On 4th March 2020, Shanghai Customs at Shanghai Pudong international airport checks the medical declaration of travelers. At the same time, Shanghai Hongqiao airport implements the same rule.

24th Feb 2020, Agriculture Bank of China branch in Taiyuan (the capital of Shanxi province) put cash in a sterilizer.According to the new rules of China's central government, cash has to be stored for 14 days after disinfected by ultraviolet rays or high-temperature sterilization.

Huoshenshan Hospital is a 1,000-bed facility built in 10 days as part of China’s sweeping efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Hu Jing, matron of Section 1 of Huoshenshan Hospital, uses red disinfecting can disinfect the room before new patients move in.