More Japanese evacuated from China virus epicenter as death toll climbs

TOKYO/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday as the total number of confirmed deaths from the newly identified pathogen in the country rose by 38 to 170 and infections also jumped.Chinese health authorities said there were 7,711 confirmed cases of infection as of the end of Wednesday, mostly in Hubei province where the death toll rose by 37 to 162.Infections have been reported in at least 15 other countries and, wit