Foreigners await rescue from China virus epicentre Some are anxious to leave, some are remaining calm; foreigners in the locked-down city of Wuhan, the epicentre of China's deadly viral epidemic wait as governments scramble to draw up evacuation plans. Authorities have barred travel to and from Hubei province and its capital Wuhan, where the coronavirus was first detected before it spread across China and to a dozen other countries -- including the United States, France and Australia. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES from foreigners in Wuhan