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The capital and largest city of China’s Hebei province is reportedly preventing nearly 11 million people from fleeing the city as of Thursday, in an apparent bid to slow coronavirus spread. Authorities in Shijiazhuang, which has roughly 11 million residents, have barred people from fleeing the city after Hebei had 51 of the 52 local cases reported by the National Health Commission on Thursday, according to Reuters . Authorities only recorded 20 cases in the province Wednesday, according to the report. All of mainland China, including Hebei, reported 63 cases Thursday — compared to 32 cases reported the previous day...
