OTTAWA — Canadian evacuees from the Chinese province afflicted with the novel coronavirus will be quarantined for two weeks upon their arrival at an Ontario military base, the government announced Sunday night. But Ottawa did not provide a timeline for when they’ll arrive from the locked-down city of Wuhan, saying it’s still awaiting final approval from Chinese authorities. Nearly 200 Americans have already been evacuated from Wuhan, and U.S. health officials ordered that they be quarantined for two weeks. South Korea, too, quarantined its evacuees, who arrived in Seoul on Friday. “Canada is chartering a plane to take Canadians from Wuhan, China back to Canada.

Source: National Post February 02, 2020 20:29 UTC