The US government is arranging a charter flight to evacuate diplomats from the Chinese city that has become ground zero for a new deadly strain of coronavirus, a US official said
The United States has a contract with a transporter to evacuate diplomats from the US consulate in Wuhan, China. The consulate is closed and all US diplomats are"under ordered departure," the official said.Details of the flight plan are still being finalized and the source said"a lot depends on what the Chinese authorities will allow us to do," adding that Beijing has been"very cooperative.
Passengers will be asked to foot the bill for the flight, which is expected to cost much more than a commercial flight from China to the US, the Journal reported. The newspaper reported that the United States also plans to temporarily close its consulate in Wuhan.It is unknown where the plane plans to fly to in the US, the Journal noted.Roughly 1,000 American citizens are believed to be in Wuhan, according to the Journal.
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