China's Qiang Wang reacts during her match against Tunisia's Ons Jabeur during the fourth round of the Australian. She is expected to lead China in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I event tournament on Feb 4. The venue has been changed from Dongguan to Nur-Sultan in Kazhakstan. - Reuters
LONDON: Next month's Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I event has been moved out of China over concerns at the ongoing coronavirus outbreak which has so far killed 81 people in the country.
A statement from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Monday (Jan 27) said the group event from Feb 4-8 featuring China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Uzbekistan had been switched from Dongguan to Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana) in Kazakhstan.
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