<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/2/1580833070416.jpeg" alt="Dr. Junping Yang of Mosaic speaks to a Chinese audience/Courtesy photo" />
 <figcaption>Dr. Junping Yang of Mosaic speaks to a Chinese audience/Courtesy photo</figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA doctor with Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph believes China
will be successful in cutting off a major city from the rest of the world in an
effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.The city of Wuhan, China is being isolated in wake of the
virus which has been spreading wildly there.Dr. Junping Yang, who works in Endocrinology at Mosaic,
studied medicine in Wuhan and lived there for nine years before moving to the United
States in the late 80s to study at Harvard.Yang says it might not be as difficult to isolate a city of 11
million than you might think.“If they close the road, close the train, and airport, I think
it’s quite effective in a sense,” Yang tells reporters. “But I sent some advice
to my friends and family to tell them not to go to a public place. If you don’t
have to go to it, just stay at home.”Yang has traveled the Wuhan since leaving. He says some of his
medical school classmates are on the front lines in the fight against the
virus.There have been more than 20,000 confirmed cases of
coronavirus, nearly all in China, where more than 400 deaths have been
confirmed.&nbsp; Eleven cases have been
confirmed in the United States.Yang says he understands people question the veracity of news
being distributed by the communist government in China.“I think it is reasonable to have that concern,” Yang says. “But
it is getting harder now, because of the Internet, the social media. So, there’s
more information that can get out. So, it is harder for the government to
control (the news).”The United States has declared a public health emergency and
barred foreign national from entering the country within two weeks of visiting
China, unless they have immediate family who are United States citizens or
permanent residents.The State Department is warning Americans against all travel
to China, even as it helps U.S. citizens evacuate China.

Mosaic doctor with ties to China watches coronavirus fight from afar