Hyderabad: A 22-year-old engineer from Andhra Pradesh, who is stranded in coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, is surviving on rice and pickle for nearly a month, her relatives said.

The woman from the Kurnool district is eating only the rice supplied in the dormitory and pickle with her from India. And is likely to return with other Indians stranded in Hubei province on Thursday.

The woman, who was not allowed to board the flights to India late last month and earlier this month, is likely to return along with other Indians stranded in Hubei province on Thursday.

China's novel coronavirus epidemic has so far claimed 2,715 lives while there are 78,064 confirmed cases.

Source: IANS