India asks China to allow remaining Indians in locked-down Wuhan to leaveindiaUpdated: Jan 25, 2020 20:21 ISTIndia is learnt to have requested China to allow the remaining Indians in Wuhan to leave the city, the source of the novel Coronavirus and currently under an unprecedented civil lockdown to prevent the outbreak from spreading. Around 250 Indians are still in Wuhan, the capital of the central Chinese Hubei province and city of around 11 million people. A handful of local Indian residents have helped the Indian embassy to compile a list of their compatriots in the city. The remaining Indians mostly comprise students and around 50 working individuals. The Indian embassy has started a group for Indian residents remaining in Wuhan through which they are being regularly updated about the situation.

Source: Hindustan Times January 25, 2020 11:21 UTC