China coronavirus: embassies make plans to get foreigners out of Wuhan
- Japan, US, France and Russia keen to get their citizens home as death toll continues to rise
- Beijing says it is working with foreign missions to make necessary arrangements
Other countries said they are ramping up their health checks and even cancelling incoming flights in an attempt to prevent further infections in their territories.
China’s National Health Commission said on Sunday that the death toll had risen to 56, while there had been more than 2,000 confirmed cases in the Chinese mainland and almost 50 in other regions and countries.
The Chinese city has been on lockdown since Thursday morning.
The Japanese government would charter commercial aircraft once the necessary arrangements had been made with the Chinese government, Abe said.
The US state department said on Sunday it would fly all of its Wuhan consulate workers back to the United States and would provide a limited number of seats on the aircraft to other US citizens who wanted to leave.
Reuters said there would be a flight from Wuhan to San Francisco on Tuesday, and that people considered most at risk would be given priority.
