Wuhan virus: South Korea to send charter flights to evacuate citizens from Wuhan
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A photo taken on Jan 27, 2020, shows a medical official checking the temperature of a patient at a hospital in Seoul.
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SEOUL (REUTERS) - South Korea plans to send charter flights this week to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of a virus outbreak in China, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Tuesday (Jan 28).
The planes will arrive in the city as early as Thursday, he told a ministerial meeting aimed at discussing efforts to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
