Speaking at a news conference after a meeting of a scientific committee on the virus, Fahrettin Koca said Turkish citizens set to come home from the Chinese city of Wuhan on a Turkish cargo plane have not been diagnosed with the coronavirus.<\/p>\n
The plane will take off from the capital Ankara in a few hours, Koca said.<\/p>\n
It is due to airlift 34 Turkish citizens, seven Azerbaijanis, seven Georgians, and one Albanian from Wuhan after medical checks.<\/p>\n
The Turkish plane will take off from the capital Ankara to evacuate Turkish citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the heart of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n
The plane carries healthcare personnel experienced in infectious diseases.<\/p>\n
The stranded people in Wuhan will be brought to Turkey following rigorous health exams under quarantine conditions.<\/p>\n
The novel coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan city, is said to have been transmitted to humans from animals, particularly bats.<\/p>\n
The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 213, the National Health Commission said Friday.<\/p>\n
Some 9,692 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus, also known as 2019-nCoV, have been reported in China.<\/p>\n
The virus has raised alarms globally, with cases reported across Asia, Europe, the U.S., and Canada.<\/p>\n
Travelers from China are being screened for the virus at airports worldwide. Several airlines, including Turkish Airlines, have suspended flights to Wuhan and other parts of China.<\/p>\n
At an emergency meeting Thursday, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an international emergency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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