NSTworld Around 700 South Koreans have signed up for the charter flights. Coronavirus Wuhan
The first of up to four flights planned to evacuate South Koreans from Wuhan departed on Friday morning, after an unexpected hours-long delay because China had only approved one flight.The government will isolate the evacuees for at least two weeks at two facilities in Asan and Jincheon, cities about 80 km south of capital Seoul, to rule out any symptoms. They will be housed in buildings normally used as training centres for government officials.
South Korea reported its fifth and sixth confirmed cases of the virus on Thursday, including the first patient infected in South Korea. Previous cases only involved people who had travelled to Wuhan. - Reuters
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