A charter flight carrying 367 South Koreans from Wuhan, the epicenter of a virus...
A chartered Boeing 747-400 plane carrying carrying evacuated South Koreans from Wuhan, the epicenter of a virus outbreak in China, arrives at Gimpo International Airport in Gimpo, South Korea, January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Heo Ran
SEOUL - A charter flight carrying 367 South Koreans from Wuhan, the epicenter of a virus outbreak in China, landed at the Gimpo International Airport on Friday, South Korea’s foreign ministry said. 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 traveled to Wuhan.
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