The rising death toll and increasingly rapid spread of the new coronavirus has prompted China's President Xi Jinping to declare the outbreak a "grave" situation.
He has also said public safety is the government's top priority.
This comes as more cities lock down public transportation.
Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler reports from Beijing.
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