Brazilians repatriated from China begin quarantine

Dozens of Brazilians repatriated from Wuhan, China, epicenter of a new virus, landed Sunday at an airbase in Brazilian state of Goias, where y will spend next 18 days in quarantine. operation, dubbed Return to Beloved Homeland Brazil, has brought back 34 Brazilians and ir foreign parents to an airbase some 150 kilometers (93 miles) from capital city of Brasilia.

Brazilian students and families could be seen leaving aircrafts wearing masks that covered ir mouths and ses, some waving small Brazilian flags at TV cameras. y were n transferred to buses that took m to transit hotels, equipped with internet, phones and leisure areas. 11 crew members and seven health professionals dispatched in each of two aircraft will also be subject to observation for an undetermined time period.

Before landing in Goias at about 6 a.m. local time, aircraft stopped in Warsaw, Poland, where six Polish residents repatriated along with Brazilians were transferred to local authorities.

Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Feb. 7 that Brazil h received similar requests from South American countries, including Bolivia, Costa Rica, Argentina, and Colombia. daily said that Brazil’s decision to only take on Polish individuals h irritated some diplomats, who believed move to be “ideological”.

Brazil’s ministry of foreign affairs denied allegations and said it h been “impossible to attend demands to transport more than 80 passengers from different nationalities.” statement ded that Warsaw was a convenient logistical stop for air planes to refuel.

Brazil has h confirmed cases of vel coronavirus. As of Friday, Health Ministry was still monitoring eight suspect cases and h discarded 26 ors. Mainland China reported that number of deaths grew by 97 to 908, with at least two more outside country.

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