Australian evacuees from Wuhan, China arrive at RAAF base Learmonth in Western Australia on board a chartered Qantas Boeing 747-400 plane prior to their quarantine at Christmas Island, in this February 3, 2020 handout photo from the Australia Department Of Defence. Australia Department Of Defence/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT MUST CREDIT "AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE" . NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia may arrange a second evacuation flight out of China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the coronavirus, after a first plane load of its citizens arrived on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday.
Some 241 passengers on the initial flight will be quarantined for two weeks on the remote Australia-run island, about 1,400 km (870 miles) northwest of mainland Australia.
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