Canadian military town prepares for coronavirus evacuees

FILE PHOTO: Frank Meiboom, President of the Rotary Club of Trenton, is photographed inside a mechanic garage, M&R Auto Repair as Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Trenton prepare for the arrival and quarantine of Canadians evacuated from China due to the outbreak of coronavirus, in Trenton, Ontario, Canada February 4, 2020. REUTERS/Alex Filipe

TRENTON, Ontario (Reuters) - A small town in central Canada that is host to the country's largest air force base is preparing, with some apprehension, for the arrival of some 200 evacuees from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak.

Canada plans to fly the evacuees to the base in Trenton, Ontario, the country’s main military hub for air transport, and hold them in quarantine for two weeks. The outbreak has killed 492 people and sickened nearly 25,000 worldwide.