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As the number of people infected by a new coronavirus rises, our correspondent continues his reports

from around China. A mass mobilization is underway reminiscent of Chairman Mao

Erich efforts, but there's a noticeable undercurrent of distrust. Meanwhile, health authorities

the world over are trying to understand more about the disease's transmission and its mortality.

The first question is whether it can be contained. The next, how soon a vaccine will be brought to

bear. And a look at the increasing occurrence of ratings at work. You're accustomed to leaving a

review for your driver from lift, uber or ola, but what about when the one-star rating comes for you?

The coronavirus outbreak shows no sign of abating. Yesterday, officials in China released their

latest daily death toll from the virus. 97 people lost their lives, bringing the total to

over 900. That is more fatalities than the outbreak of the related SARS virus caused in 2002 and 2003.

More than 40,000 people have been diagnosed with the new virus in mainland China.

One of the early interventions of Chinese officials was to extend the lunar new year holiday

until today. But plenty of businesses remain shuttered. Some of the biggest have delayed the

return to work by another week. In big cities, workers are being encouraged to work from home.

In some villages, people are opting to remain sequestered. In others, government officials are

ensuring it. The Communist Party is still projecting a sense of complete control over the situation,

though it's clear not everyone is convinced. This is the beginning of a pretty crucial week.

David Renny is our Beijing Bureau Chief. For a long time, it's just been an unusually extended

break for lunar new year. But now people are really arming to be coming back to work,

offices and businesses are meant to be coming back to life. Millions of millions of migrant workers

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