Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday that 211 Canadians are scheduled to depart late Thursday after being delayed by a day owing to bad weather
But as of Wednesday, a total of 373 people, including citizens and permanent residents, have requested the government’s help to leave Hubei province, where Wuhan is located.
It’s unclear how many more Canadians would be left in Wuhan, but Mr. Champagne said the government would look at other options, such as chartering a second plane or working with allied countries. For the passengers on the ground in Wuhan, even getting to the airport has been an ordeal, with the government imposing strict limits on highway travel and most hotels closed.
“We have some water and some food and there is a convenience store nearby,” said Mr. Lan, a professor at the University of Ottawa. “It was frustrating in the beginning but now we are in peace with the reality.”Vincent Ouyang, a Richmond, B.C., resident, confirmed several times with Global Affairs that he was set to leave on the charter flight. But after the plane was delayed, he learned his name was no longer on the list. He called the process “inefficient.
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