UK to Send Final Charter Flight to Wuhan for Evacuation of Nationals

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The UK government is sending a final charter flight to evacuate additional British nationals from Wuhan (武漢), Hubei (湖北) Province, China, where the novel coronavirus (Wuhan pneumonia) first emerged.

On the 5th (local time), according to BBC and other outlets, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stated in a press release, "We will send a second and final flight to evacuate British nationals and their families remaining in Hubei Province."

British nationals wishing to leave China were urged to register. The UK government also advised its citizens the previous day to leave China to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. The charter flight is scheduled to depart Wuhan for the UK on the 9th of this month.

Earlier, on the 31st of last month, the UK government repatriated 83 British nationals from Wuhan via a charter flight. Additionally, 11 other British citizens evacuated Wuhan on the 2nd of this month using a French charter flight.

It was reported that a Belgian woman who boarded the French charter flight tested positive for the infection. Consequently, one of the British nationals who used this flight was hospitalized at a hospital in Oxford for infection testing.

Except for this individual, all others are currently under a two-week quarantine at Arrow Park Hospital in the Wirral area of northwest England.

Meanwhile, separately, on the 4th of this month, eight British nationals and six family members left China on a flight to New Zealand. Currently, there are two confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection in the UK, identified as a student from York University and their family. They are receiving treatment at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary.

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