Dozens of infections have also been reported outside of China. The Malaysian Ministry of Health announced three new cases. That brings the total there to seven infections, all are Chinese citizens.
Four infections have been confirmed so far in both Germany and France.
Evacuations
Meanwhile, other countries have started evacuating their citizens from Hubei. A plane containing 206 Japanese evacuated from Wuhan has arrived in Tokyo. According to Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi, at least 650 Japanese citizens will be transferred to Japan. The government uses extra flights for this.
A plane with American citizens left from Wuhan and is on its way to Alaska. There the passengers will be checked for the virus. Hospitals are prepared to place patients in quarantine. The plane will then fly on to California. Australia is also helping citizens to leave China. They can be quarantined on Christmas Island.
Previously made the European Commission announced that two planes will be sent to China at the request of France to bring Europeans in the Wuhan region to Europe. As far as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs knows, there are about twenty Dutch people in Wuhan.
Correspondent Sjoerd den Daag answered questions about the corona virus in a live session. These are the answers to the most important questions:
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