China follows at least three levels of emergency response -- medium, severe, most severe. From January 25, the high population cities of Shanghai, Beijing and at least 24 other regions were put under 'most severe' level of emergency. On February 2, Wenzhou, in the prosperous Zhejiang province in East China, implemented a seven-day lockdown. At no point was a total lockdown imposed on the entire country.

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