The U.S. government is chartering a flight out of Wuhan, China -- the city at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak -- for U.S. personnel, their families and some U.S. citizens on Wednesday
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The CDC is planning to keep everyone on the flight in quarantine in California for at least three days. Those who show illness and need to be tested could be held for as many as 14 days. Passengers will be monitored along the way and if anyone gets sick in the air they may be separated in Alaska and flown onward independently, the U.S. official said.
The consulate general is evacuating the majority of its staff and urging U.S. citizens not to travel to Hubei province, all but closing its doors amid the outbreak that has rattled nerves around the world.Seats on the charter flight are also open to American citizens, with an alert sent Sunday notifying those in China and registered with the U.S. mission.
The flight will first land in Anchorage, Alaska, before continuing to Ontario International Airport, just east of Los Angeles, according to Satero. He did not provide exact details on departure or arrival, and the State Department spokesperson said only that the flight would leave Wednesday morning local time in Wuhan."Ontario International Airport is working closely with our federal, state, county and city partners to plan for the possibility of a flight carrying U.S.
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