AP source: A chartered plane evacuating Americans from Chinese city hit hard by a new virus has departed and is en route to the U.S.
BEIJING — The Latest on the outbreak of a new virus from China that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 100 :A U.S. State Department official has told The Associated Press that a chartered plane sent to China to pick up Americans in the city of Wuhan has departed en route to the U.S.The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly. The plane left Wuhan before dawn Wednesday, China time. It’s first stop will be Anchorage.
The Yomiuri newspaper said in an online article that the plane arrived late Tuesday night in Wuhan and would return to Tokyo early Wednesday morning. Henry says the man showed no symptoms while flying to Canada but developed symptoms a day later and contacted health authorities in Canada on Sunday.The first two confirmed cases in Canada are in Toronto and involve a a couple that recently visted Wuhan.France has confirmed a fourth case of a new virus spreading in China, an elderly Chinese tourist who is in intensive care in a Paris hospital.
Three other people were already hospitalized in France with the virus, the first cases reported in Europe. The virus has sicked thousands mostly in China and more than 100 people have died.1:20 a.m.
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