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Chinese towns and villages barricade roads to stop coronavirus spread

By Louis Harkell | Published Jan. 29, 2020

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has led some villages and towns in the country to take matters into their own hands to try to stop the spread of the disease. 

On Wechat, a Chinese social media platform, internet users posted photos of makeshift barricades set up across rural roads, preventing vehicles getting in and out. 

Photos: Wechat