(CNN) A flight carrying about 200 American evacuees landed Wednesday at a US military base in Southern California after leaving the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China. After refueling and passenger screenings, it left for the March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, California. A battery of screeningsThe Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said officials conducted screenings on 201 passengers. JUST WATCHED CNN goes to ground zero of Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in China Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH CNN goes to ground zero of Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in China 02:45Precautions were taken to separate the crew on the plane's upper level from the passengers on the plane's lower level, she said, and the crew did not disembark in China. Other countries including South Korea and Japan are sending charters to evacuate citizens from the epicenter of the outbreak.

Source: CNN January 29, 2020 06:05 UTC