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The Thinking Behind China's Quarantines ... And (Illegal) Village Blockades

Villagers just outside the city of Nanchang, Jiangxi, erected their own blockade with a sign that says, "Outside people and cars forbidden from entering." Residents say hundreds of migrant workers returned from Wuhan for the Lunar New Year holiday and are now not allowed to leave. (NPR)
Villagers just outside the city of Nanchang, Jiangxi, erected their own blockade with a sign that says, "Outside people and cars forbidden from entering." Residents say hundreds of migrant workers returned from Wuhan for the Lunar New Year holiday and are now not allowed to leave. (NPR)

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