US evacuation flight from China's coronavirus zone rerouted to March Air Reserve Base

LATEST: U.S. evacuation flight from China's coronavirus zone rerouted from its original California destination to a nearby military base.

in the U.S. There have been five confirmed cases so far -- all of whom traveled to Wuhan.

Staff members take passengers' body temperature at Tianhe International Airport in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 21, 2020. The majority of the 200 seats on board the flight went to private citizens, with less than a quarter needed for U.S. personnel and their families.The initial notice that went out Sunday said the flight would travel to San Francisco, but the director of San Francisco International Airport and the State Department said Monday that was no longer true.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang talks with residents at Wuhan Wushang Supermarket in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 27, 2020

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