U.S. to resume operations at consulate in Chinese city of Wuhan soon (representation)
Beijing:
The United States will soon resume operations at its consulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the new coronavirus outbreak began late last year, the US Embassy said on Wednesday.
US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad “intends to resume operations in Wuhan in the near future,” said Frank Witaker, Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at the embassy, in an email to Reuters, without giving specific date.
The US State Department withdrew consulate staff and their families in late January after the Chinese government sequestered the city to curb the spread of the virus.
Wuhan, a city in central China with a population of around 11 million, accounts for the majority of coronavirus cases and deaths in China, although the epidemic has since abated there over there and in other parts of the country.
Since apparently hopping on people in a Wuhan wildlife market, the coronavirus has spread worldwide, infecting more than 7 million people and killing more than 410,000 people.
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