Japan flies first citizens from China virus epicentre

Japan on Wednesday airlifted about 200 of its nationals from ground zero of China’s virus epidemic that has killed more than 100 people, and the US readied a similar flight.

Chinese President Xi Jinping called the virus a “demon” during talks on Tuesday with the head of the World Health Organization in Beijing, and pledged a “timely” release of updates about the crisis. Officials are aboard the plane to monitor passengers during the return flight, but there are no plans to isolate those arriving from Wuhan.

The European Union will fly its citizens out aboard two French planes this week, and South Korea was due to do the same. Several other countries were assessing their options. Following the Xi-Tedros talks, the WHO said the two sides had agreed to send international experts to China “as soon as possible… to guide global response efforts.”

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