{"id":244369,"date":"2020-02-08T02:55:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T07:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=244369"},"modified":"2025-01-15T02:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T07:01:06","slug":"two-groups-of-canadians-arrive-home-after-evacuation-from-wuhan-on-two-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/08\/two-groups-of-canadians-arrive-home-after-evacuation-from-wuhan-on-two-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Two groups of Canadians arrive home after evacuation from Wuhan on two flights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One Canadian government flight carrying 176 people touched down just after dawn at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., where they were to undergo two weeks of quarantine and monitoring to check whether they’ve contracted the virus. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CFB TRENTON, Ont. \u2014 Family members looked forward to reuniting with loved ones after two groups of weary Canadian citizens finally returned home Friday from the centre of a novel coronavirus outbreak in China.<\/p>\n

One Canadian government flight carrying 176 people touched down just after dawn at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., where they were to undergo two weeks of quarantine and monitoring to check whether they’ve contracted the virus.<\/p>\n

Media were kept well away as the passengers deplaned and stepped onto waiting buses in frigid weather.<\/p>\n

Later Friday, another 39 Canadians arrived at CFB Trenton after they were able to board a flight from Wuhan chartered by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne tweeted Friday afternoon that the second group had arrived at Trenton on a Canadian flight, and would be subject to the same quarantine period.<\/p>\n

Richard Fabic, the father of 15-month-old Chloe, hoped to be joining his daughter in quarantine later Friday.<\/p>\n

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Fabic, of Mississauga, Ont., said Ottawa had reached out to ask him if he wanted to join his daughter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said yes before they even finished the sentence,\u201d Fabic said. \u201cIt’s very considerate, very thoughtful, I was really blown away from being given that option.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 14 days in quarantine will be \u201cbonding time\u201d with his daughter, Fabic said.<\/p>\n

Fabic said his wife had mixed feelings about him being in isolation with Chloe, because she wanted to be the one in there.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI just want to spend time with my daughter and also help with taking care of her,\u201d Fabic said.<\/p>\n

The past few weeks have been stressful, he said, adding he was excited at the prospect of the reunion.<\/p>\n

His daughter has all the entertainment she needs in quarantine, Fabic said, but just in case he planned to load up his tablet with movies and shows.<\/p>\n

Champagne said Friday that the government is now turning its attention to a second flight it has chartered for any more Canadians in Wuhan who have asked for help to leave. It is scheduled to depart Feb. 10 and arrive at CFB Trenton the next day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s quite a good thing that we have a bit of time in between,\u201d Champagne said in Ottawa.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it really allows us to make sure that we contact every family, make sure that everyone who wants to get on board can get their name on the manifest, make sure that we can work the logistics on the ground to make sure that they can go to the airport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

About 11 million people are currently under quarantine in the central Chinese city, where the coronavirus is believed to have originated.<\/p>\n

Myriam Larouche, a Canadian student who was studying in Wuhan, said she was relieved to be back home after a long process that felt longer in a different country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think I’m going to sleep for 20 hours straight,\u201d Larouche said after arriving in Vancouver, adding that the last few days have been stressful.<\/p>\n

Health authorities have documented five confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Canada so far, and say the quarantine is necessary to ensure the virus doesn’t spread further.<\/p>\n

The government is also monitoring the well-being of 285 Canadians quarantined on two cruise ships off the coast of Japan and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

There are seven Canadians with confirmed cases of the coronavirus contracted aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in the port city of Yokohama, just outside Tokyo. Those patients have been taken to Japanese hospitals for treatment and monitoring.<\/p>\n

The novel coronavirus has spread to more than 31,000 people and killed 638 worldwide, with the highest concentration of cases in the Hubei province of China.<\/p>\n

\u2014 With files from Hina Alam in Vancouver and Laura Osman in Ottawa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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