Foreigners stranded in Wuhan by virus tell of fear and rations


People wearing masks queue at a shop in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Gaurab said food was in short supply and foreign students were competing with locals at the few stores that were open. — China News Service/Reuters TV

HONG KONG: Hunkered down at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic and cut off from the world, the remaining foreigners in Wuhan are eking out a life in fear.

A coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1,300 people and locked down the central Chinese city has left thousands of foreigners trapped as authorities impose an unprecedented quarantine.

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