Two aircraft are to evacuate European citizens from Wuhan as airlines suspend travel to China over the new coronavirus as health officials said the number of confirmed cases in Germany has risen to four, SİA reports.
The first rescue plane will depart France on Wednesday morning and will repatriate 250 French citizens. More than 100 EU citizens will be repatriated on a second aircraft later in the week. The transport costs will be co-financed by the EU after a request by France for assistance.
Germany's Federal Health Ministry told Euronews that officials in Bavaria had confirmed the number of cases in the country had risen from one to four. No further information was immediately available.
British Airways said on Wednesday morning it was suspending all flights to and from mainland China "with immediate effect" after the UK Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel. British people returning from Wuhan will be quarantined for 14 days at a military base, the Department for Health said.
With more than 5,974 confirmed cases, the new coronavirus has officially overtaken the SARS outbreak — although the death toll remains lower. French health officials said on Tuesday that a fourth person has been diagnosed with the virus: an elderly woman in Paris, who is in a serious condition. Planes carrying hundreds of Japanese and American evacuees also left Wuhan on Wednesday morning. Australia and New Zealand are also planning to evacuate their nationals.
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