CHILLING footage shows a coronavirus patient being wheeled into a hospital in a sealed PLASTIC TUBE in a bid to avoid infecting others.
Doctors wearing hazmat suits are seen taking the victim into a medical facility in Huizhou in southern China's Guangdong Province.
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Coronavirus has killed at least 17 and has struck down more than 60 people in China – where the outbreak began.
At least 20 medics in the country have also been infected with the highly contagious bug while treating patients, officials said.
The 17-second clip, released by Radio Free Asia, shows the patient had been strapped down inside the plastic tube.
Medcics in hazmat suits in Huizhou, Guangdong Province wheel the victim into the medical facility.
A total of 26 people have been infected in the Guangdong province with three people in a critical condition.
The coastal town of Huizhou only recorded its first case on Monday.
Despite the aggressive nature of the bug the World Health Organisation revealed today it has chosen not to declare a global emergency at this time.
A coronavirus patient is transported into a hospital in China inside a plastic tube. Credit: Hyde News & Pictures Ltd
Wuhan, the city at the epicentre of the outbreak, has been put on lockdown with airports and public transport links set close tomorrow morning.
Residents have been told not to travel, to avoid crowds and minimise public gatherings despite Chinese New Year being only three days away.
At least 17 people have died since the outbreak started. Credit: Wuhan Central Hospital/Weibo
It is believed the pandemic originated at a seafood market in the city which sells live animals and spreads along the banks of the Yangtze River.
Latest figures suggest the number of coronavirus cases in China has risen by more than 100 in a day to a total of 440.
Images shared by the Central Hospital of Wuhan, where the infection came from, show paramedics wearing hazmat suits. Credit: Wuhan Central Hospital/Weibo
The virus could now be declared a global health crisis after cases of the mystery bug previously quadrupled in just four days.
It has spread from Wuhan - which will lockdown all transport links on Thursday 10am local time - to other parts of China as well as South Korea, the US and Thailand.
Officials have confirmed 17 people from Wuhan have already died after contracting the killer virus
The Sun Online travelled to the deadly epicentre as cases rapidly increased to over 300 in just one day.
Desperate residents wearing facemasks has become the norm, so much so that many stores have completely sold out, leaving many frantically searching online for supplies.
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This article first appeared on The Sun.
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