27 Jan 2020

NZ English teacher in China hunkers down amid coronavirus

From First Up, 5:47 am on 27 January 2020

Schools in a number of Chinese cities are being closed as a precautionary measure as the coronavirus spreads. The coronavirus has killed at least 56 people and infected some 2000 since its discovery in the city of Wuhan. New Zealander John Wong and his fiancee are teachers at a school in the province of Jiangsu and has been told the English language school he's been teaching at since December is being closed until further notice. He told First Up producer Jeremy Parkinson he feels well informed about the Coronavirus outbreak - but many locals are concerned they're not being told everything.