China coronavirus: Villages build walls and checkpoints to stop outsiders spreading infection
Guardhouses and checkpoints are being put up by communities desperate to stop the virus reaching their area.
Tuesday 28 January 2020 09:11, UK
Small villages in China are barricading themselves in against the coronavirus. They are not acting on government orders but taking matters into their own hands.
We came across six in Hebei, the province surrounding Beijing which has seen one death from novel coronavirus.
Others have taken it further: at Xikangzhuang village, in Baoding, they have built entire walls out of brick.
We spoke to one man through a gap in the barrier. "Our village built this," he said. "To stop outsiders coming to our village - to reduce the number of people coming in."
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Guardhouses and checkpoints are being put up by communities desperate to stop the virus reaching their area.
Tuesday 28 January 2020 09:11, UK
Small villages in China are barricading themselves in against the coronavirus. They are not acting on government orders but taking matters into their own hands.
We came across six in Hebei, the province surrounding Beijing which has seen one death from novel coronavirus.
Others have taken it further: at Xikangzhuang village, in Baoding, they have built entire walls out of brick.
We spoke to one man through a gap in the barrier. "Our village built this," he said. "To stop outsiders coming to our village - to reduce the number of people coming in."
more at
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