China The Beijing government canceled the events to celebrate the Chinese New Year and urged residents to avoid crowded places to cope with the pneumonia epidemic.

China's Beijing capital government today announced the cancellation of a series of large-scale events on the occasion of the Chinese New Year, which attracted a large number of tourists in previous years, to promote efforts to "prevent and prevent." Disease".

"We will provide more information according to the actual situation," said the Beijing government's Weibo social networking account, adding that people should avoid going to crowded places.

The announcement comes amid the pneumonia epidemic caused by a completely new strain of the corona family (nCoV) spreading rapidly in China, leaving hundreds of people infected and 17 dead. Three cities in Hubei Province, Wuhan, Huangjiang and Ngauzhou, have blocked rail, air, long-distance buses and public transport to control the outbreak.

Beijing authorities on January 20 confirmed that the virus could be transmitted from person to person. The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering declaring a state of emergency. Many major cities around the world have conducted passengers checks on flights coming from China. The disease has also spread to the United States, Thailand, South Korea and Japan.