People suffering heart attacks, strokes or other life-threatening emergencies are staying away from hospitals because they fear contracting Covid-19, according to several US medical groups.
From CNN's David Culver in WuhanCNN boarded a Tuesday afternoon train from Shanghai to Wuhan, the original epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak which has now infected more than 2.5 million people worldwide.
With the local epidemic contained, Chinese officials are now concerned with a rise in imported cases.
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