Students and teachers from the Chinese city of Wuhan are reportedly preparing to come to New Zealand as part of international exchange programmes. Wuhan is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak which is continuing to spread throughout China. At least 25 people have died from the pneumonia-like virus that's thought to have originated from a food market in Wuhan. READ MORE:* China builds coronavirus hospital* Coronavirus death toll rise to 25* China's deadly coronavirus spreads to Europe* Virus 'not a global emergency'GETTY IMAGES A woman wears a mask while riding a bicycle in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Meanwhile two international students due to start school at Auckland's Macleans College next week are stuck in China due to the deadly coronavirus lockdown.

Source: Stuff January 24, 2020 21:22 UTC