A mother and her child wear a mask to prevent contacting a new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea January 26, 2020. — Yonhap pic via Reuters
SEOUL, Jan 28 — South Korea plans to send charter flights this week to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of a virus outbreak in China, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said today.
The planes will arrive in the city as early as Thursday, he told a ministerial meeting aimed at discussing efforts to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. — Reuters