The Hong Kong government said public recreation facilities would be shut down until further notice to prevent the spread of Wuhan pneumonia.

Hong Kong's Culture and Entertainment Authority said events at these venues would be postponed until further notice.

The Lunar New Year holidays at all schools will last until mid-February. Public officials are also required to work from home. People from Hubei, as well as anyone who has been to areas with the nCoV virus in the past two weeks, was denied entry into Hong Kong on January 27.

Some politicians and health experts call for a complete ban on non-Hong Kong people from mainland China. "The plague has spread to many provinces in China. Just stopping tourists from Hubei is not enough to keep Hong Kong safe," MP Senator Helena Wong said.

Hong Kong on January 25 issued an emergency response to the nCoV virus, announcing enhanced measures to reduce the risk of more people becoming infected with acute pneumonia. Eight people in Hong Kong are currently ill, six of whom are arriving by newly constructed high-speed trains connecting Hong Kong and mainland China.

The outbreak of pneumonia caused by nCoV virus is thought to have come from a seafood and live animal market, including wildlife, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, then spread to at least 30 localities. China and some countries like Thailand, Japan, Korea, USA, Singapore, Nepal, France, Canada and Vietnam.

Chinese officials today said the death toll from pneumonia has increased to 106, with the number of infections exceeding 4,500.