No fewer than 80 Britons and 27 other foreigners have left China in a coronavirus rescue flight in the early hours of today.
The evacuated Britions and foreigners wore face masks to prevent the deadly droplets of the virus which was revealed in uploaded photos.
The chartered flight which left Wuhan at 9:45am local time on Friday January 31 is scheduled to land at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire at 1pm UK time.
It was further learnt that the flight will continue on to Spain following the stopover in the UK, at which point EU nationals’ home countries will take responsibility for them.
According to reports, the flight’s passengers who are Britons will be taken to Park hospital in Wirral, United Kingdom where they will spend 14 days in quarantine.
Reacting on the development, the Britian’s Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab said;
“It’s welcome news that our evacuation flight has now left Wuhan. We know how distressing the situation has been for those waiting to leave. We have been working round the clock to clear the way for a safe departure. The welfare of those trapped and public safety have been our overriding priorities.”
After the first evacuation of Britons, the number of Britions presently in Wuhan is still unclear but there is a ban on public transport and most private cars.
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