Japan plans to fly citizens home from China's virus-hit Wuhan

Japan will send a chartered flight on Tuesday night to Wuhan, the epicenter of C...

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers his speech during a press briefing with Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters the flight could carry about 200 passengers, but added that about 650 Japanese citizens hoped to head home. “The Chinese side informed us that they were ready to take one charter flight,” Motegi said. “Also, measures to get to airport have been arranged.”

The flights will also have a doctor and two nurses on board for medical checks of those returning, a health ministry official said.

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