Japan confirms virus in man who had not been to China

A health ministry official confirmed to AFP that there was"no information" that the man had been anywhere in China recently, including Wuhan.

"If this is true then he might have been infected by tourists from Wuhan. And if so, this would be the first person-to-person transmission in Japan," the official added.Japan has imposed new checks on travellers arriving from China, and is planning to dispatch a plane to Wuhan on Tuesday night to evacuate Japanese nationals from the city.

The plane is expected to bring back about 200 nationals, of some 650 who have asked to be repatriated, authorities said.

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