122 South Africans have chosen to be repatriated from Wuhan.
A flight will leave on Tuesday evening for the repatriation of South Afrcian in Wuhan, China.
JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize will brief the media following the decision to send a chartered plane to Wuhan, China to evacuate South Africans living in that city. A flight will leave OR Tambo International at 9pm on Tuesday with officials from the Department of Health and Military Health on board.122 South African have chosen to be repatriated from Wuhan.
Government said when the 122 South Africans who will be repatriated have shown no signs of the virus and will be quarantined for 21 days upon their arrivals in South Africa.
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