Via Sinocism:
The latest figures from the virus outbreak are 653 confirmed cases and 18 deaths 武汉新型肺炎疫情动态. The 18th death was in Hebei Province, the victim an 80 year old man who had spent more than two months in Wuhan 河北确诊第2例新型肺炎病例 系湖北外首现死亡病例.
The authorities have extended the effective quarantine to Huanggang and Ezhou, neighboring cities to Wuhan.
