The two flights left Wuhan on Tuesday US time after the passengers were screened, a State Department official said. A first flight, with 195 Americans on board, left Wuhan last week and landed in California. The United States is preparing one or two additional planes to evacuate Americans on Thursday, after which it does not intend further flights, the official said. The United States has offered seats on the government planes as they becomes available, with the US citizens asked to reimburse the government. Eleven cases of infection have been confirmed in the United States.

Source: The Express Tribune February 05, 2020 06:08 UTC