Japan To Advise Citizens Not To Travel To Hubei

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi says the ministry will swiftly raise the infectious disease warning for China's Hubei Province to the second-highest level of three. Hubei is home to the city of Wuhan, where infections of the new strain of coronavirus are centered.
Motegi told reporters on Friday that the ministry will urge Japanese citizens to refrain from traveling to Hubei Province.