Turkish plane carrying 42 evacuees from Wuhan reaches Ankara as officials say passengers show no signs of coronavirus infection
Total of 32 Turks, 10 foreign nationals arrive in Ankara after departing from epicentre of novel coronavirus Wuhan, China, February 1, 2020.
A Turkish cargo plane has landed in Ankara after evacuating Turkish citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, on Saturday after around two hours' replenishing in Mongolia. The Turkish Armed Forces' A400M type cargo plane airlifted 42 people with 32 Turkish citizens, along with the citizens of Azerbaijan, Albania, and Georgia.
Passengers' health conditions are good and their oxygen levels, as well as body temperature, are normal, Turkish officials told an Anadolu Agency reporter on board. With 11 military personnel, six health employees, two press members and one Foreign Ministry representative on board, the plane landed in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's capital, at 0700GMT to replenish its fuel storage.A military cargo plane of the Turkish Armed Forces landed in Turkey's capital Ankara, February 1, 2020.
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