24×7 hotlines for foreigners in Hubei amid coronavirus outbreak

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Peng Zhiyong (C), head of the department of critical care medicine of Zhongnan Hospital, performs diagnosis on a patient with his colleagues in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 24, 2020. Central China's Hubei province reported 105 new confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and seven new deaths on Thursday, the provincial health authorities announced Friday.

Wuhan,  Hubei, the epicentre of novel coronavirus outbreak, has launched 24-hour hotlines for foreigners in the central Chinese province on epidemic prevention and control, Hubei Provincial Foreign Affairs Office said.

The hotline of Hubei Provincial Foreign Affairs Office is 027-87122256 (24-hour), Xinhua reported.

The hotlines of foreign affairs offices in major cities of the province are available at the website of the Hubei Provincial Foreign Affairs Office, namely www.fohb.gov.cn.

Hotlines for overseas students in Hubei and hotlines for overseas tour groups in Hubei are also available on the website.