(ANSA) - BEIJING, JAN 30 - Flights departed from Wuhan which should have enabled the evacuation of South Korean and British citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic were suspended. It is learned from Seoul and London. In particular, China has authorized only one of the four flights to transport around 700 South Korean citizens, while Britain has had no go-ahead, confirmed the Foreign Office.
Today the departure from Italy of the flight cured by the Crisis Unit of the Farnesina is expected to return home to bring back about 70 compatriots stuck in the outbreak city of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Russia has decided to close borders with China because of the epidemic. Russian Prime Minister MikhailMishustin has signed an order to close the Far East border to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Russia will also temporarily suspend the issuance of electronic visas to Chinese citizens from today.
Coronavirus, stop evacuations Gb and Seoul
2020-01-30T10:58:12.185Z
Flights departing from Wuhan which were supposed to allow South Korean and British citizens to be evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic were suspended. It is learned from Seoul and London. (HANDLE)