Nearly 300 Canadians will be evacuated out of Wuhan and quarantined for 14 days in Trenton, Ontario, government and public health officials said Monday. In a news conference, officials announced they have chartered a plane to bring back 280 Canadians who have requested to be removed from Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic. Given the high risk of infection that comes with travelling from the virus epicentre, officials will not allow passengers to quarantine at home. During the quarantine period, passengers will be kept in individual isolation and will be subjected to a full health assessment, follow-up observations and support services as needed, explained Hajdu. It’s unclear what security protocols have been put in place to ensure evacuees remain at the Trenton base camp for the entire quarantine period.

Source: National Post February 03, 2020 19:41 UTC