Japan, US ready evacuations from China virus epicentre

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WUHAN, China: Japan and the United States on Wednesday (Jan 29) geared up to airlift hundreds of their citizens from ground zero of China's deadly ...

An ANA plane chartered by the Japanese government has gone to Wuhan to evacuate Japanese nationals from the epicentre of the China coronavirus outbreak. WUHAN, China: Japan and the United States on Wednesday geared up to airlift hundreds of their citizens from ground zero of China's deadly virus epidemic, which has so far claimed more than 100 lives.

But the United States questioned Beijing's transparency and urged the country to show"more cooperation," amid mounting global fears about a novel coronavirus that hasJapan sent a first plane to collect its citizens from Wuhan late Tuesday. The aircraft was due back in Tokyo on Wednesday morning.An ANA plane chartered by the Japanese government has gone to Wuhan to evacuate Japanese nationals from the epicentre of the China coronavirus outbreak.

Officials will be aboard the plane to monitor passengers during the return flight, but there are no plans to isolate those arriving from Wuhan. "These travellers will be carefully screened and monitored to protect their health, as well as the health and safety of their fellow Americans," State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus said.

China has extended its Lunar New Year holiday to keep people indoors as much as possible, and suspended a wide range of train services.

 

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