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Japan to send evacuation plane to Wuhan on Tuesday: minister

Japan is expected to arrange a charter flight as early as Tuesday for any of its citizens who wish to return from Wuhan in China. (AFP)
Japan is expected to arrange a charter flight as early as Tuesday for any of its citizens who wish to return from Wuhan in China. (AFP)
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28 Jan 2020 09:01:27 GMT9
28 Jan 2020 09:01:27 GMT9

TOKYO: Japan will send a plane to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday night to begin evacuating citizens from the centre of a deadly virus outbreak, the country's foreign minister said.

"We will dispatch the first flight for Wuhan airport this evening, and we will also bring with it aid supplies such as masks and protective suits for Chinese people as well as for Japanese nationals," Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters.

He said around 200 people were likely to be on board, out of 650 Japanese nationals in the area who had expressed an interest in being repatriated.

AFP

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