NEW DELHI: China Tuesday called upon India to review the situation arising out of the coronavirus epidemic in an objective, rational manner and to act in "humanitarian spirit" and resume normal "personnel" exchanges and trade between the 2 countries. Chinese ambassador to India Sun Weidong said here there was not one case of any remaining Indian national in the Hubei province, or anywhere else in China, having tested positive for the virus.While India has put on hold all e-visas given to Chinese nationals and other foreign nationals based in China, foreign secretary Harsh Shringla had told Sun in a meeting after that that there was no ban on Chinese nationals travelling to India and they could still apply for a new visa. While PM Narendra Modi had written to President Xi Jinping offering assistance in dealing with the epidemic, Sun said foreign minister S Jaishankar too spoke to his counterpart Wang Yi and told him that it was important to look at the situation objectively and avoid any action that complicated things."I made a special inquiry and learnt that as of today, there is no case of infection among the remaining Indian nationals in Hubei. We give priority to their health and safety and they are being taken good care of," said Sun.India had earlier operated 2 flights to evacuate students and other Indian nationals from Hubei. Around 70 students had chosen to stay back though. Responding to a request from Shringla that students who have returned are not made to suffer academically, Sun said universities in China have decided to delay the spring semester this year for international students who wished to return.Asked about India’s travel restrictions, Sun said it was significant that even WHO was not in favour of any trade or travel ban."We should follow WHO’s professional advice. Countries around the world need to maintain normal flows of people and trade, and refrain from overreacting. We do understand that some countries take reasonable and necessary measures like thermal screening at ports of entry. In fact, most of countries have not overreacted to the outbreak," said the ambassador.India had recently removed a ban on export of some personal protective gear like gloves and masks in a move seen as intended to help China deal with the crisis. Sun said there was large-scale consumption of medical equipment in Wuhan resulting in a shortage of protective gear."We hope the Indian side could review the epidemic situation in an objective, rational and calm manner, implement the two leaders’ (Xi and Modi) instructions, handle (the issue of) China’s much-needed items in a humanitarian spirit, and resume normal personnel exchanges and trade between our two countries," said Sun, as he expressed hope that bilateral exchanges won’t be affected by the epidemic and that they can go ahead with events planned to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties."China is now at the critical stage for epidemic prevention and control. We will carefully assess the situation, as prevention work requires, and is willing to stay in close communication with India on this issue," said Sun.While the consumer electronics sector in India, which imports heavily from China, has been worried about possible supply disruptions, Sun said that while "downward" pressure could not be ruled out in the short run, China’s economy will bounce back in the long run and that supplies will gradually return to normal."Currently, China is fighting against the epidemic on the one hand, resuming the production on the other hand…Chinese government is taking various measures to restore and resume production and operation of enterprises. In this battle against the epidemic, we hope other countries can support China. The earlier we win this battle, the earlier the supply chain will be resumed," he said.