A sign at Beijing Airport displays a canceled flight from Wuhan, January 23, 2020. - Mark Schiefelbein / AP / SIPA

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Coronavirus: Flights and trains suspended from Wuhan to stem the spread

It's not forty, but we're getting closer. Rail and air transportation were suspended Thursday from Wuhan, the city in east-central China where the new coronavirus that spread to several other countries appeared, while WHO extended its emergency meeting . The 11 million inhabitants of this agglomeration will not be able to leave without a specific reason, announced the state media, relaying the decision of the Chinese authorities. In Washington, a spokesman for the State Department pointed out "encouraging signs that the Chinese government has understood the seriousness of this problem".

Gloria storm: Red flood alert for the Pyrénées-Orientales and Aude, more than 1,500 evacuations

"The water was rising so quickly that we had to leave in a few minutes": some 1,500 inhabitants were evacuated Wednesday in the Pyrénées-Orientales and a few dozen in the Aude in the face of the overflows of two rivers following the Gloria storm , which strikes the south of France after killing six people in Spain.

WHO says "no doubt" that electronic cigarettes are harmful

Electronic cigarettes are sure to be harmful to both vapers and those exposed to their fumes, which can cause harm to fetuses and the brains of adolescents, warned in a report the World Health Organization (WHO) . "There is no doubt that they are dangerous for health", concluded this specialized agency of the UN, while stressing that "it is too early to provide a clear answer on the long term impact of their use or exposure to them ”.

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