It struck during China's busiest travel season. Millions set out across the country to see family during the Lunar New Year had their plans changed as deadly pneumonia-like virus started making news outside of the city of Wuhan. COVID-19, as known as the coronavirus, has killed more than 1600 and infected another 70,000.

On this episode of Big Story, we spend 24 hours in the epicenter of the outbreak and how the people are coping.