By Gabriela Baron

The Burj Khalifa, one of the United Arab Emirates’ most famous landmarks, was lit up on Sunday evening in solidarity with China and its people over the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Dubai skyscraper was illuminated red and gold, the colors of the Chinese flag.

قلوبنا معكم ولو تباعدت المسافات، نضيء الليلة #برج_خليفة تضامناً مع مدينة ووهان في جمهورية الصين الشعبية#BurjKhalifa

lights up in support for #Wuhan in these difficult times

Stay strong, Wuhan pic.twitter.com/d6zDtxb4C0 — Burj Khalifa (@BurjKhalifa) February 2, 2020

The tallest man-made structure in the world also displayed a message that read, “Wuhan jiāyóu” which translates to “Stay strong, Wuhan.”

There are currently five confirmed cases of the 2019 coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in the UAE.

So far, the virus which broke out in Wuhan, China has spread to 25 countries, killing at least 345 people and over 20,000 people infected.

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