Japan, US ready evacuations from China virus epicentreAn ANA plane chartered by the Japanese government has gone to Wuhan to evacuate Japanese nationals from the epicentre of the China coronavirus outbreak -- here, the plane is seen before leaving TokyoWUHAN (CHINA) - Japan and the United States on Wednesday geared up to airlift hundreds of their citizens from ground zero of China's deadly virus epidemic, which has so far claimed more than 100 lives. Japan sent a first plane to collect its citizens from Wuhan late Tuesday. "We will carry out a quarantine on board on their way back," a Japanese health ministry official told AFP. The US and several other countries have urged their citizens to "reconsider" all travel to China. "Stopping the spread of this virus both in China and globally is WHO's highest priority," Tedros said.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2020 19:52 UTC