Men sit in a deserted restaurant street that normally caters for tourists in a village outside Donglin Temple that is under lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to staff, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, January 30, 2020.

A man wearing a face mask looks at his cellphone as he walks at a metro station, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China January 26, 2020.

Visitors wearing masks take selfies in front of the Tiananmen Gate, as the country is hit by an epidemic of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China January 30, 2020.

A cleaner walks past the Sihui Long Distance Bus Station in Beijing after the city has stoped inter-province buses services as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, January 26, 2020.

A car drives in an empty street in Yueyang, Hunan Province, near the border to Hubei Province, which is under partial lockdown after an outbreak of a new coronavirus, in China January 28, 2020.

A satellite image shows the Yingwuzhou Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, China, January 28, 2020, after the city is put under virtual lockdown due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Picture taken January 28, 2020. Mandatory credit Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS.

Street-view after Wuhan government announced to ban non-essential vehicles in downtown area to contain the coronavirus outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 26, 2020. Picture taken January 26, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS.

A car drives in an empty street in Yueyang, Hunan Province, near the border to Hubei Province, which is under partial lockdown after an outbreak of a new coronavirus, in China January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter - RC20PE9NTT1M

An empty street is seen in Yueyang, Hunan Province, near the border to Hubei Province, which is under partial lockdown after an outbreak of a new coronavirus, in China January 28, 2020.

Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel is blocked with a barrier following an outbreak of the new coronavirus and the city’s lockdown, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 25, 2020. Picture taken January 25, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS.

A member of staff wearing a mask is seen outside the Shanghai Disney Resort, that is closed today during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Shanghai, China January 25, 2020.

Employees wearing protective masks stand outside the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park that has been closed, following the coronavirus outbreak, in Hong Kong, China January 26, 2020.

A satellite image shows the Wuchang Railway Station in Wuhan, China, January 28, 2020, after the city is put under virtual lockdown due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Picture taken January 28, 2020. Mandatory credit Planet Labs Inc./Handout via REUTERS.

A worker in protective suit disinfects the Dongxinzhuang village, as the country is hit by the new coronavirus, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China January 29, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS.

Police stand at a roadblock at a bridge crossing the Yangtze River to Hubei province in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of a new coronavirus, January 30, 2020.

A security guard closes a gate at the Sihui Long Distance Bus Station in Beijing after the city has stoped inter-province buses services as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, January 26, 2020.