Around 83 British passengers and 27 foreign nationals flew from China in British Airlines from Wuhan City amid an outbreak of coronavirus, the British government said.

The government announced in a notice on their website that the civilian aircraft is chartered by the Foreign Office. It flew from Wuhan at 9.45 am (0145 GMT).

The flight will arrive at 1 pm (1300 GMT) in Britain on Friday. Further, it will fly to Spain. From there the European Union citizens will take care of remaining passengers.

Previously, the British Airlines was ready to fly from Wuhan with around 150 British citizens and 50 non-British nationals on Thursday. But the Chinese officials stopped the aircraft from taking off. The reason behind the Chinese official’s action is not clear.

However, the UK embassy in Beijing and the UK Foreign Office was not available for comment. Also, some of the British citizens were asked not to take their family along with them as they were having Chinese passports.

Further, the National Health Service facility will evacuate all those returning to Britain for 14 days.

A British government spokesperson adds that those test positive for the virus cannot board the flight. Others who are eligible will earn a seat.

Also, the World Health Organization has declared a global health emergency. Further, in a press release, the U.S. government warned Americans not to travel to China.

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