Coronavirus: US screens evacuated Americans from China at military base in California

195 Americans who were rescued from Wuhan in China amid rapid increase of Coronavirus outbreak will undergo three days of testing and monitoring at a California military base to ensure re are  signs of illness, officials said on Wednesday.

people evacuated from China on US chartered plane have t been isolated, Dr Chris Bren of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told reporters after plane landed at March Air Reserve Base.

Authorities said that people are t required to stay on base. But all 195 passengers agreed to stay for up to three days to be evaluated for Coronavirus that has infected over 7000 people and killed 170 in China, CDC’s Dr Nancy Messonnier said.

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screening process may last for 14 days

If any passengers decide y want to leave base before full medical evaluations are completed, US officials would discuss ir request. Officials could isolate any of those evacuated on a case-by-case basis if officials determine y need to do so.

If passengers from chartered flight show signs of Coronavirus and leave base, y will continue to be monitored by public health officials at ir destinations for remainder of a period lasting 14 days.

Symptoms of virus include fever, cough and in more severe cases, shortness of breath or pneumonia.

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ne of passengers showed signs of having virus when y were screened before leaving Wuhan, epicentre of virus, or when y were screened again during a refuelling stop in Anchor, Alaska.

Wuhan is epicentre of Coronavirus, which has largely sickened people in China. country has cut off access to Wuhan and 16 or cities in Hubei province to prevent people from spreing virus farr.

In dition to United States, countries including France, Britain, Cana, Australia and New Zealand have planned evacuations of ir citizens from Wuhan.

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(Im credits: AP)