China virus: Travellers from Wuhan arrive in Tokyo Passengers who made it out of epidemic-hit Wuhan just before quarantine measures effectively sealed off the Chinese city of 11 million spoke Thursday of shuttered stores and empty streets. Authorities have banned planes and trains in or out of the major transport hub in a bid to contain the coronavirus that has already claimed 17 lives, infected hundreds and spread beyond China.\\n IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES