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China's had deadly accidents weaponizing chemical weapons in the past, but I'm guessing that most of their suspected CBW sites - none officially exist - would be in the remote northwest, not anywhere near major trade centers along the coast. It's utterly stupid for any government to conduct such deadly research in a densely populated, highly urbanized area like Guangdong province, but especially a paranoid police state like China. So if it were a bioweapons lab accident, it would probably take a massive security failure for it to reach the major coastal cities.

Regarding your reply to 11B3, here's a scenrio for you to consider:

A microbiogy scientist who works in the bioweapon had a very small accident, like having a punctured biohazard suit without knowing it. He was contaminated and still within the incubation of the virus (up to 11 days) he went back to his home province in Guangdong during weekend and transmitted the decease to his family. His family feel unwell, thought that it was just common flu and went to the local hospital. The family, with or without the scientist, were hospitalized. The entire hospital (doctors, nurse and patients) is contaminated. Without knowing the contagious capability of the virus, the medical workers went on the transmit the decease to their families. The virus is spread to the entire community.

Does it sound impossible to you?