The Latest: Fuss over Thai navy officers' return from China A Thai navy spokesman says 20 officers sent to Wuhan to oversee construction of Thailand's first new submarine have returned home after the Chinese city was locked down to contain a viral outbreakChinese tourists wear masks at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. He said they could not return to the Chinese city after it was quarantined on Jan. 23 so the navy allowed them to return to Thailand on their own. ———8 p.m.An expert says the sharp rise in the number of infections in a virus outbreak in China suggests there has been significant human-to-human spread of the virus. The number of cases in mainland China has topped 4,500, along with a still small but growing number in other nations. China has confirmed more than 4,500 cases of a new virus, with more than 100 deaths.

Source: ABC News January 28, 2020 06:23 UTC