Beijing, Feb 1 (IANS) China organised three charter flights and brought back 310 Hubei residents, following the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, capital of China's Hubei Province, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
According to the ministry, these Hubei residents were brought back from Thailand's Bangkok, Malaysia's state of Sabah and Japan's Tokyo on Friday.
Due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, some Chinese citizens from Hubei province, especially those from Wuhan city, have encountered difficulties in returning home from overseas, Xinhua reported.
The Chinese government had on Friday announced that it would send charter flights to bring these residents back home as soon as possible.
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