U.S. may stage additional evacuation flights in China's virus-hit Wuhan on February 6

BEIJING (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of State said it may be staging additional evacuation flights for private U.S. citizens in China’s virus-hit Wuhan on Thursday.

Wuhan, a central Chinese city where the new coronavirus is believed to have originated, reported 49 new deaths on Tuesday, up from 48 on Monday.

A total of 362 people in Wuhan have now died from the virus.