The announcement, made late Sunday, sparked a run on grocery stores by people frustrated with officials' inability to put an end to the epidemic despite nearly three weeks of more disruptive tactics.
Officials in China stated Wednesday that one of the two black boxes had been found. According to Flightradar24 data, the jet was travelling at more than 640 miles (966 kilometres) per hour and may have surpassed 700 mph at various times right before the catastrophic crash.
China Eastern flight MU5735 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou, according to FlightRadar24, and radar surveillance showed the aircraft dropping sharply.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) reported in an online notification that a Boeing 737 flight from Kunming to the southern hub of Guangzhou "lost aerial communication above Wuzhou" city in the Guangxi area.
“The friendship between the two peoples is rock-solid, and both sides’ future cooperation prospects are very vast,” said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
As the crisis has worsened, China has been forced to strike a balance between its close ties to Russia and major economic interests in Europe, and Moscow's approach contrasts sharply with China's long-stated foreign policy position of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries.
Dr Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist, contracted the deadly coronavirus while working at Wuhan Central Hospital in December 2019.
According to a report by the Russian news agency Sputnik, NeoCoV which was first found in bats in South Africa has a high death and transmission rate.
Lhasa is under tremendous presence of police and armed security officers and people who are visiting the regional capital are being closely questioned, the source on the condition of anonymity said.
One person from each household will be allowed out every two days to buy household necessities, a government order said.
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