The State Council Information Office of China holds the press conference on the joint prevention and control of the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on January 26. Li Bin, Vice Minister of National Health Commission, addresses the press conference.
On Saturday, the China Tourism Association announced a halt of all outbound tourist groups amid the coronavirus outbreak. Also, Beijing announced the suspension of all inter-province shuttle buses. The new coronavirus pneumonia first broke out in Wuhan, the capital city of central China's Hubei Province, and then quickly spread across the country.