New type of pneumonia Charter aircraft departure from Haneda Departure from Haneda Arrival at Wuhan tomorrow February 6 20:17

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the fourth charter flight departed Haneda Airport just after 8:00 p.m. on June 6 to return applicants from Hubei, China.

As the outbreak of the new coronavirus spreads, the government has dispatched three charter planes to help Japanese returning to China's Hubei Province, bringing a total of 565 people back home .

On the evening of the 6th, the fourth flight of the charter plane left Haneda Airport for Wuhan in Hubei Province just after 8:00 pm. As before, the officials of the government, such as a medical team, will board the fourth flight, carrying relief supplies such as masks and disinfectants, as well as protective clothing worn by flight attendants on the return flight from Wuhan to Haneda. That was.

The fourth flight is expected to arrive at Wuhan Airport around 1:00 am on the 7th of Japan time and return to Haneda Airport in the morning of the 7th with passengers returning.

In addition to about 130 Japanese, about 60 Chinese nationals, such as Japanese spouses, are making final adjustments with the Chinese side in order to board from a humanitarian perspective, and the total number of passengers is about 200. It is expected to be.

Two college students studying abroad at the airport to board a charter aircraft

Two new college students from Wuhan, Hubei Province, studying at a university in Wuhan, China, are seriously infected by a new type of coronavirus. We headed for the local airport with the car we arranged and arrived on the evening of the 6th.

The two have no physical problems and will return to Japan 7 days after their symptoms are confirmed.

Two female students studying from a university in Yamaguchi Prefecture to a university in Wuhan, China, visited a friend's home in Hubei Province, which is more than 600 km away from Wuhan since late last month. Due to restrictions, I could not return to Wuhan.

A request from the Japanese embassy allowed travel from the local government where they stayed, and the two traveled to the airport in Wuhan by car arranged by the local government, one of whom responded to an NHK telephone interview while driving. Was.

The schoolgirl said, "There was a sign on the road saying 'traffic control' and a police officer was standing. At the entrance of the highway, a police officer checked a list of our names etc. I opened the road specially. "

In the video taken by the students in the car, you can see the driver wearing a mask and protective clothing. In addition, there are few cars on the highway except for postal cars and trailers that seem to be loaded with goods occasionally, and `` I have the impression that only the people who are really needed and the minimum allowed are allowed to use the road " A photograph taken about 10 km to the airport along the way shows that the road is covered with earth and sand and is impassable.

The students arrived at the airport in the evening looking for a circuit that would contact the Japanese embassy staff by phone.

Both students have no physical problems.

A Japanese embassy staff member told the staff that they would meet at the airport counter at 11:30 midnight local time to check for symptoms such as measuring body temperature.

The female student said, "I'm really nervous until I get off in Japan."