Chinese tourists, wearing protective face masks, listen to their guide during a group tour visit at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Tuesday (Jan 28). The epidemic, which experts believe emanated from a wild animal market in the city of Wuhan last month, has spread around China and to more than a dozen other countries despite the many travel curbs. - AFP
NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh said on Tuesday (Jan 28) they are working on evacuating their citizens from China's Wuhan, the epicentre of a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 100 people.
Indian state airline Air India was on standby to evacuate an estimated 250 Indians from Wuhan in Hubei province, local media reported earlier.
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