“Japan will evacuate its citizens from China's quarantined city of Wuhan,” - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
“We are coordinating with the Chinese government at various levels, and we will accelerate the process to realize a swift implementation” of the evacuation from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, the Head of Japanese government said
The coronavirus emerged in Wuhan city of China, belongs to a big family of viruses, and causes the acute respiratory syndrome. The worldwide statistics of the deaths caused by coronavirus if 800 people in 2002/03. Then the virus also emerged from China.
The virus has already passed the China border. The cases are registered in Thailand, Japan, South Korea, France, USA, Hong-Kong, Taiwan, Macao, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore.
The cases of new type pneumonia emerged in China last December. On January 7, the Chinese specialists detected the coronavirus 2019-nCoV, causing the disease. According to the Chinese officials, coronavirus might mutate, and its transmission might speed up.
A part of The Great Chinese Wall in Peking is closed. The movement of forty-six million people in 16 cities is restricted. China New Year activities and events are delayed. Cinema halls are closed.
