Canadians stuck in China showing coronavirus symptoms won’t be repatriated, say feds

Embassy officials in Beijing, along with the government’s rapid deployment team, have also been dispatched to Wuhan to assist those being repatriated.

Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Health Minister Patty Hajdu say a chartered flight is on standby to evacuate Canadians stuck in Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

February 3, 2020

PARLIAMENT HILL—Of the more than 300 Canadians who have asked to be repatriated from China amid the coronavirus outbreak, none are exhibiting symptoms of the illness, government officials said Monday. In a press conference with reporters in Ottawa, Health Minister P...

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