UK to send another civilian aircraft to help Britons leave Wuhan


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab gestures as he appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain February 2, 2020. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office said late on Tuesday that it will charter another civilian aircraft to help British nationals and their dependents leave China's Wuhan for the UK on Sunday amidst the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

"The Foreign Office is chartering a second and final UK flight with space to help all British nationals and their dependants remaining in Hubei to leave," Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.

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