REUTERS
January 24, 2020 at 17:55 JST
Japan on Friday raised its infectious disease advisory level for China's Hubei province to 3, telling its citizens not to take any trips there due to the new coronavirus outbreak, the Foreign Ministry said.
The city of Wuhan, considered the epicenter of the outbreak, is located in the province. Japan had on Thursday raised its advisory level for Wuhan to 2 from 1, urging its citizens to avoid non-urgent trips to the city.
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