Photo: RNZNew Zealanders evacuated from Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak will be quarantined in Aotearoa, not on Christmas Island like the Australians. There are 53 New Zealanders registered as being in Wuhan and Peters said extracting them was a complex issue. Travel cancelled and insurance warningTravel companies in New Zealand are cancelling tours to China amid the coronavirus outbreak. Courtney warned people to check their travel insurance if they were still going. "Travel insurance will cover customers ... if they get sick and they need to be repatriated or they have any medical expenses that they incur through the coronavirus ... but most travel insurance itself won't cover situations of communicable disease so it's really good at this time to look at your travel insurance policy.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 29, 2020 20:49 UTC