“In accordance with the order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev on taking measures to protect Kazakhstan citizens from infection with a coronavirus, the government of Kazakhstan will evacuate Kazakhstanis who are in the PRC and have expressed a desire to return to their homeland,” the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reports.

It is noted that on February 10 and 12, two aircraft will be sent to Beijing for evacuation.

Passengers will be accompanied by medical personnel during the flight.

It was previously reported that Germany had evacuated 20 people from Chinese Wuhan.