The Hong Kong government has declared the outbreak from China dubbed as ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ as an emergency, the city’s highest warning tier.
This means that authorities will ramped up measures in order to prevent the disease from spreading.
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“Today I declare the lifting of the response level to emergency,” Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam told reporters.
Lam received criticisms on her handling of the outbreak.
Five people who have tested positive for the virus in Hong Kong so far, four arrived via a newly built high-speed train terminal that connects with the mainland.
Some Hong Kong residents even want to limit the arrivals from the Chinese mainland which has been the source of the virus that has killed more than 50 people.
Lam said that all flights and trains from Wuhan would be cancelled until further notice.
No restrictions were imposed from other Chinese cities, but they will now be required to sign a health declaration form.
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Schools will remain closed until February 17 and Chinese New Year celebrations have been called off.
“We haven’t seen serious and widespread infections (in Hong Kong), but we are taking this seriously and we hope to be ahead of the epidemic,” Lam said.
“We must stand united so that we can prevent and control the disease,” Lam said.
