CoronavirusChina postpones legislative session amid coronavirus fight
No new date set, with officials said to be engaged with containing outbreak
The National People's Congress, held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, is China’s biggest annual political event. © Reuters
NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer
February 24, 2020 18:23 JST
Updated on February 24, 2020 20:11 JST
HONG KONG -- China has officially delayed its biggest political gatherings of the year and further restricted the trading and consumption of wild animal meat as the nation battles a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,400 people and infected over 77,000.