外務省、一時帰国「至急検討を」　中国全土の邦人に呼び掛け―新型肺炎

　中国での新型コロナウイルスによる肺炎の拡大を受け、外務省は１２日、中国全土の在留邦人や旅行者に対し、ホームページなどで「情報収集等に万全を期すとともに、日本への早期の一時帰国や中国への渡航延期を至急ご検討ください」と呼び掛けた。一時帰国や渡航延期の積極的な検討を呼び掛けた６日の内容から踏み込んだ形だ。
　また、滞在歴のある外国人を新たに入国拒否の対象に加える浙江省について、１２日の呼び掛けでは「人の移動などに対して、今後さらに厳しい規制措置が講じられる可能性があるほか、他地域よりも感染拡大の封じ込めに時間を要することが懸念される」と指摘した。（2020/02/12-13:40）

The Foreign Ministry called on Japanese nationals in China on Wednesday to "promptly consider" making a temporary return to Japan at an early date due to the new coronavirus outbreak.
   Also on its website on overseas safety, the ministry urged Japanese citizens to promptly consider postponing travel to China.
   The calls followed a similar statement last Thursday, in which the ministry called on people to "actively consider" returning to Japan or putting off trips to China.
   The latest message also warned about risks of the coronavirus in China's Zhejiang Province, which will newly be covered by Japan's entry ban introduced in response to the viral outbreak.
   In Zhejiang, located east of Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, "Even stricter regulations on the movement of people may be imposed and it is feared that more time will be needed to contain the spread of infections than in other regions," the ministry said.