The U.S. Isn’t Taking Chances in Wuhan; Plane Carrying Passengers From Wuhan Stops in Anchorage

By USA Today. U.S. Consulate staffers and other Americans in Wuhan will be evacuated to California on Wednesday as the death toll rose to 106 from a new coronavirus racing through China.

In the U.S., Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Tuesday that the number of cases remained at five, with no deaths. Researchers are still trying to determine the incubation period of the virus and how easily it can be spread by infected people who are not yet experiencing symptoms, he said.

“This is a potentially very serious threat, but at this point Americans should not worry for their own safety,” Azar said. “This is a very fast-moving, constantly changing situation.”

Azar said U.S. health officials have repeatedly offered to send a team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to China to help. He said talks with Chinese health officials had been positive and he was hopeful that an arrangement could be made. (Read more from “The U.S. Isn’t Taking Chances in Wuhan” HERE)

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Americans Evacuate China Coronavirus Epicenter on Charter Plane

By The Washington Times. An airplane evacuating as many as 240 Americans from a Chinese city at the center of a virus outbreak departed Wednesday before dawn, and is en route to the U.S., a U.S. State Department official has told The Associated Press.

The U.S. government chartered the plane to fly out diplomats from the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan, where the latest coronavirus outbreak started, and other U.S. citizens. The plane will make a refueling stop in Alaska before flying on to Ontario, California, the U.S. Embassy in China has said. . .

During the refueling stop in Anchorage, the travelers will be re-screened for the virus. Hospitals have been notified and are prepared to treat or quarantine people who may be infected. (Read more from “Americans Evacuate China Coronavirus Epicenter on Charter Plane” HERE)

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