Interprovincial bus services between Beijing and other regions were suspended on Wednesday in a bid to block the spread of the coronavirus to other cities and provinces, the Beijing Commission of Transportation said, adding that all outbound taxi and car-hailing services had been halted since Tuesday.

China's railway operator said on Wednesday it would allow travelers who had booked trains in and out of Beijing as of Tuesday to cancel their tickets without charging them any additional fees.

China State Railway Group said it took this step as part of the efforts to facilitate Beijing's epidemic prevention and control work.

Under the policy, passengers who have purchased train tickets at railway stations, the online railway ticket-booking platform 12306 or other channels may cancel their tickets and get refunds at no cost.