Photo: Pool/NZ HeraldNew Zealand will join Australia in a plan to evacuate the nations' citizens from the centre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Ardern on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that New Zealand would be working with Australia on a "joint ANZAC assisted departure" from Wuhan. The announcement comes as the NZ Government warns Kiwis to avoid all non-essential travel to China as the spread of the coronavirus continues. Kiwi citizens trapped in Wuhan have been pleading to get out after being caught in the lockdown while visiting during the Chinese New Year. New Zealand today joined Australia and Britain in warning citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to China, in addition to an earlier blanket warning against visiting Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 29, 2020 01:30 UTC