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Shanghai railway station Reuters 20200209

A passenger wearing a mask walks outside a railway station in Shanghai on Feb. 8 as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus. © Reuters

February 9, 2020 18:38 JST

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While Wuhan remains under lockdown, major Chinese cities including Beijing and Shanghai are making halting efforts to restart work this week, officially ending the Lunar New Year holiday that had been extended to curb the spread of the coronavirus.