An American stuck in the locked-down city of Wuhan, China - the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak - has described it as 'something out of a sci-fi movie.' This makes him one of the around 1,000 Americans left behind as the infection continues to spread, sickening nearly 8,000 people worldwide. He says he rarely leaves his apartment except to walk his Labrador dog (right)'A lot of foreigners are stuck here,' Perez told the Associated Press. Five cases have been confirmed in the US: Maricopa County, Arizona; Orange County and Los Angeles County, California; Chicago, Illinois; and Snohomish County, Washington. On Tuesday, a charter flight transported 195 Americans - mainly diplomats and their families - out of Wuhan.

Source: Daily Mail January 30, 2020 16:59 UTC