World News Briefs -- January 29, 2020

Daily Mail: Officials in hazmat suits meet evacuation flight after it arrives at California air base from coronavirus epicenter Wuhan as all 201 passengers prepare for final health screenings and 72-hour quarantine

* The rescue flight landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California, just after 8am Wednesday
* Officials in hazmat suits met the plane on the tarmac before passengers began filing out
* The 201 passengers will now undergo health screenings and be quarantined at the base for 72 hours
* The US government chartered the flight to bring diplomats and US citizens home from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China
* All passengers previously passed screenings before departure in Wuhan and during a fuel stop in Alaska
* The plane was initially meant to fly to Ontario, California, but was diverted to the base late Tuesday night
* In addition to the United States, countries including Japan and South Korea have also planned evacuations
* The coronavirus death toll in China stands at 132 with more than 6,000 cases confirmed worldwide

An evacuation flight bringing 201 Americans home from the Chinese city at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak has landed at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, California.

The plane chartered by the US government to fly diplomats and private citizens back from Wuhan touched down at the air base just after 8am PST Wednesday.

Officials in hazmat suits were seen approaching the plane on the tarmac before passengers began filing out and stepping into awaiting buses.

The passengers will now undergo health screenings and be quarantined at the base for 72 hours as they complete the repatriation process.

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