Coronavirus: Americans Cheer As Evacuation Flight From Wuhan Reaches U.S.

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More than 200 Americans who were evacuated from Wuhan, China, due to the deadly coronavirus arrived in Alaska late last night. The passengers have undergone four health screenings.

Hermione Dickey, 8, and her mother, Priscilla, are among the passengers on a U.S. evacuation flight out of Wuhan, China. She's seen here during the car ride to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.Hermione Dickey, 8, and her mother, Priscilla, are among the passengers on a U.S. evacuation flight out of Wuhan, China. She's seen here during the car ride to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport.

The chartered airliner — a Kalitta Air Boeing 747 — then took off for the March Air Reserve Base in California's Riverside County, about 65 miles east of Los Angeles. It landed shortly after 8 a.m. local time, according to the flight tracking siteThe flight was organized by the U.S. State Department to get diplomats, their families and other Americans out of Wuhan, the city that is the center of the fast-growing outbreak.

Before embarking on the final leg of their journey, the passengers were"approved to continue on to California by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Alaska Department of Health and Social ServicesIn California, the passengers will be screened once again and"temporarily housed for a period of time," the Alaska health department said.

 

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Shutdown ALL incoming flights from CHINA NOW!! Don’t wait! Over 10,000 will be infected by this weekend!! Spreading fast why wait to make decisions

Quarantine for at least 2 weeks, please!! ~ So far only 50% percent are recovering from this virus, which is moving way too fast!!~ We don't need another 'Pandemic!!'

coronavirus is everywhere Wealthy population, 5 million evacuated Wuhan before lock down How far can person travel 14 days in 21st century? Low cost flying, long range flights, new high speed rail transportation to Asian hubs all with gleaming new infrastructure Perfect storm

How many US citizens do you think are in China?

The problem is is that you don't have to show any type of symptoms in order in order to be contagious.

Isolation for 3 months please.

And straight into iso aka isolation!! No signs as a carrier!

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