Japan will evacuate nationals from China virus cityPeople wearing masks shop at a supermarket on the second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Sunday. (Reuters photo)Japan will evacuate all its nationals from China's quarantined city of Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly virus, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday. "We have decided to send back all (Japanese citizens in Wuhan) to Japan if they wish so, by every means including a chartered flight," Abe told reporters. Earlier, a Foreign Ministry official told AFP that 430 Japanese were in Hubei province. China is one of Tokyo's biggest trading partners and around 160 Japan-linked companies have offices in the region's central city of Wuhan.

Source: Bangkok Post January 26, 2020 10:07 UTC