“We confirm that the evacuation flight departed from Japan with 32 citizens from the UK and Europe on board,” the British Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.
We can confirm the evacuation flight from Japan has now departed with 32 British and European passengers on board, as well as British government and medical staff. It is due to arrive in the UK on Saturday morning.
- Foreign Office 🇬🇧 (@foreignoffice) February 21, 2020It is specified that the plane should arrive in the UK by the morning of February 22.
Earlier in Japan, 970 people who did not find a coronavirus infection COVID-2019, went ashore with the Diamond Princess liner.