Coronavirus Updates Jan. 25: Shandong Province and Xi’an City Announce Transportation Bans

A medical worker attends to a patient in the intensive care unit at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province on Jan. 24, 2020. Zong Qi/Xinhua via AP

Jan. 25 updates. Click here for Jan. 26 updates.

6:50 a.m. UTC—Shandong Province and Xi’an City Announce Transportation Bans

According to the Chinese news portal Sina, Shandong province has begun banning trans-provincial inbound and outbound buses and taxis beginning on Jan. 26. The trans-municipal taxi service is also suspended.

Xi’an, the capital of central China’s Shaanxi Province, will halt trans-provincial and trans-municipal buses and taxis starting at 6 p.m. local time on Jan. 26, according to Sina. Additionally, ride-hailing services are required to suspend their trans-provincial and trans-municipal services.

6:10 a.m. UTC—China’s Foreign Ministry Will Provide Assistance for US Personnel Extraction from Wuhan

Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, has said  that China “will provide assistance and convenience” to an earlier quest by the U.S. government to withdraw its officials in its Wuhan Consulate, according to a Jan. 26 announcement on the ministry’s website.