10:22 PM
Saturday 01 February 2020
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Books – Mohamed Safwat:
It seems that the new Corona virus, which has spread in China and a number of other countries, did not bother an Indonesian man who decided to travel to China, amid the quarantine measures announced by China in Wuhan, the homeland of the new virus, and the suspension of most airlines flights to and from China; for fear of spreading The disease is global.
A picture of an Indonesian man sitting alone in the seats of an Indonesian plane heading to the endemic region in China was taken.
In a statement, today, Saturday, the Indonesian Foreign Minister, Ritno Marsudi, announced the take-off of a plane from the capital Jakarta towards Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus, with an evacuation team, after obtaining permission from the Chinese authorities to land to evacuate the citizens of Indonesia stranded in “Wuhan”. , And the number of 250 students studying there.
It is not known who is the only passenger on the Indonesian plane; however, he appears to be responsible for the evacuation team.
“The first plane carrying the evacuation team will leave within 24 hours,” the Indonesian minister added, in a press statement, as some 250 Indonesian students are studying in Wuhan.
The deadly Corona virus continues to crawl in many countries of the world, with infections recorded in 21 countries so far, in Asia, Europe, Africa and the Gulf, since its emergence in late December in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which prompted the declaration of a “global health emergency”.
According to the latest announced official data, the new strain of the deadly viral epidemic claimed the lives of 259 people and infected 11,791 in 31 provinces across China as of the end of Friday. 13 cases were confirmed in Hong Kong, 7 in Macau and 10 in Taiwan.
While there are still 1795 people in critical condition and 17988 suspected to have the virus. 136,987 people who had close contact with patients were placed under medical observation; among them, 6509 people were discharged from the medical observation department on Friday, and 118,478 people are still under medical observation, according to the National Health Commission of China.
About 10,000 flights have been canceled since the outbreak in China, according to Serem, to analyze travel data, while several countries have announced the allocation of flights for the repatriation of their citizens from China.
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