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A new virus that is thought to have originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has spread to the rest of the country and is fast infecting the world, creating one of the biggest global health crises since Ebola and SARS. Beijing has shut down huge swaths of the country and other nations are rapidly cutting travel links and taking other drastic measures that could send a chill through the global economy.

Editor: Lin Jinbing. Producer: Yu Zhuyangyang

In Depth: How a Rugged Covid-19 Recovery Risks More Than 100 Million Jobs

China struggles to thaw its giant labor market following a two-month freeze as travel and services are still on pause and raging pandemic evaporates export demand