Tibet raises emergency response to prevent coronavirus outbreak
Reflection of the Potala Palace in water, in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Chogo)
LHASA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Wednesday activated the top-level emergency response after its capital Lhasa reported the first suspected case of novel coronavirus pneumonia on the same day.
Tibet is the last provincial-level region in the Chinese mainland to launch the top-level response to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic.
In the fight against the virus, the region launched second-level emergency response and temporarily closed its scenic attractions to tourists starting Monday.