Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.

Today is Tuesday, January 28th, and this is your FT news briefing.

Boris Johnson is feeling the heat over Huawei and the UK's quest for a 5G mobile network. the with three different regulators. And new information from a former member of the White House

could prove to be crucial in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

But first, the fast-spreading coronavirus has brought several Chinese cities to a halt, with strict travel restrictions.

One of those cities is Wuhan, where the virus is believed have started.

Our own Tom Hancock is in Wuhan, unable to leave amid the lockdown.

I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.

I went cycling around the city on Monday and bicycle is the only way that I can get around because most private cars have been banned from driving on the streets.

And I also came across people who were finding it quite difficult to find some kinds of supplies.

For example, I met a man in his 30s who had visited six shops

trying to buy anti-pollution masks which the government is encouraging people to wear and

also as I was cycling around I could hear

quite loud bird song on the streets which is unusual for the middle of the day in

a big Chinese city like Wuhan.

Tom, how are Chinese cities reacting in light of the coronavirus?

How is day-to-day life changing?

Well, so far the top priority for the Chinese government and the ruling Communist Party

is stemming the virus above any economic goals at the moment and that means that

cities are extending their holiday periods.

Already we were in the middle of a week-long holiday for the Lunar New Year.

And now cities such as Shanghai are saying that people won't be returning to work until February the 7th more than a week after that holiday was originally meant to end here in Hube province where I am people are expecting for a

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