Coronavirus: Hubei suspends passport applications


BEIJING (Bernama): The exit and entry department in central China's Hubei province has suspended services for the application of ordinary passports and exit-entry permits and endorsements for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to better control the spread of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Xinhua news agency reported that no passengers have left the mainland for the past four days via the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport or the Hankou port, according to a release from the National Immigration Administration (NIA).

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