US to Evacuate Additional Citizens from Wuhan by Charter Flight Around the 3rd of Next Month
![A chartered plane sent by the U.S. government to evacuate about 200 of its citizens residing in Wuhan, China, is landing on the 29th (local time) at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2020013020531632360_1580385196.jpg)
A chartered plane sent by the U.S. government to evacuate about 200 of its citizens residing in Wuhan, China, is landing on the 29th (local time) at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County, California.
[Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] On the 30th (local time), the U.S. Department of State announced in a statement that it plans to deploy additional charter flights around February 3rd to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus infection.
Passengers evacuated by charter flights will undergo infection checks and subsequent monitoring.
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However, the Department of State did not disclose specific details regarding the number of Americans being evacuated or the scale of the charter flight deployment.
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