SEOUL, Jan 30 — South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged residents not to give in to fear as the country prepared to evacuate the first of around 700 citizens from the epicentre of the new coronavirus epidemic in China today. The first of up to four planned flights to Wuhan had been due to depart...
Thursday, 30 Jan 2020 10:48 AM MYT
The first of up to four planned flights to Wuhan had been due to depart South Korea this morning, but were delayed for unspecified reasons, Yonhap news agency reported. The flights were still expected to depart by later in the day. The government has proposed to keep the evacuated citizens in isolation at the facilities, usually used as training centres for public servants, for at least two weeks to ensure they do not develop symptoms.
South Korea has reported four cases of the newly identified virus, all of whom arrived after visiting the central Chinese city of Wuhan where the pathogen appeared in humans late last year.
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