5th charter flight leaves for Wuhan, China 20:55 on February 16

Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the fifth flight of a charter aircraft to return applicants from Hubei Province in China departed Haneda Airport at 8:00 pm on the 16th.

With the spread of the new coronavirus, the government has dispatched four charter planes to help Japanese returning to China's Hubei Province, bringing a total of 763 people back home .

On the evening of the 16th, the fifth flight of the charter plane left Haneda Airport for Wuhan just after 8:00 pm.

As before, Flight 5 will be loaded with government officials, including medical teams, and will carry masks, disinfectants, and other support supplies, as well as protective clothing worn by flight attendants on the return flight from Wuhan to Haneda. Is that

The government, on this fifth flight, re-confirmed the desire to return to Japan and other Japanese expatriates staying there, wishing to cut back on returning home by charter aircraft.

The fifth flight is expected to arrive at Wuhan Airport early in the morning on the 17th of Japan time and return to Haneda Airport in the morning of the 17th, carrying returnees and others.