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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visiting the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Friday. — Singapore Armed Forces servicemen packing face masks at Safti Military Institute on Friday in preparation for their distribution to households islandwide. PHOTO: REUTERS

Singapore Armed Forces servicemen packing face masks at Safti Military Institute on Friday in preparation for their distribution to households islandwide. — The flight crew of the chartered Scoot jet which flew to Wuhan to evacuate Singaporeans arriving at Changi Airport on Jan 30. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

The flight crew of the chartered Scoot jet which flew to Wuhan to evacuate Singaporeans arriving at Changi Airport on Jan 30. — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visiting the National Centre for Infectious Diseases on Friday. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

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Feb 02, 2020, 05:00 AM

At 7am on the cold, wintry morning of Jan 30, a Singapore Scoot flight left Wuhan city in China.

On board the Boeing 787 to Singapore were 92 Singaporeans, the crew, and several Ministry of Foreign Affairs consular officers.

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