People wearing facemasks to help stop the spread of a deadly virus which began in Wuhan, use their phones on a train in Beijing on Sunday (Jan 26). China expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain the coronavirus viral epidemic as Jaoan are trying to bring back 430 Japanese currently in Wuhan. - AFP
TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday (Jan 26) that about 430 Japanese nationals have been confirmed to be living or staying in Hubei province, with almost all of them in Wuhan, the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak.
Briefing reporters after he spoke on the telephone with his Chinese counterpart, Motegi said China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, told him that he understood Japan's concern and desire to repatriate its nationals as soon as possible.
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