[Wuhan has a population of NYC and LA combined. They could block major highways but anything beyond that is completely upon the people. Pinky swear you won’t leave. Just wait until the natives get restless.]
And the land area keeps increasing. Test shortages will also affect the numbers reported.
https://www.winterwatch.net/2020/01/whats-this-new-coronavirus-outbreak-really-all-about/
“Now, we learn at the time of this posting that eleven cities: Zhijiang, Enshi, Qianjiang, Huangshi, Wuhan, Huangging, Xiantao, Chibi, Hubei, Tianmen and Ezhou totaling 33 million are being quarantined and public transport shut down. There are also concerns about a winter food shortage.
Chinese officials have raised the alert level to 1 (highest possible level).
The numbers announced as shown at left are go to lag, as China, faces such a shortage of coronavirus test-kits that people say getting one is like ‘winning the lottery’.”