"China allowed flights not only to Turkey but also to other countries," Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, said at a news conference.
"Not only Turkish citizens, but also seven citizens of Azerbaijan, 7 of Georgia and 1 of Albania will be evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan. In total, we will bring 49 people to Turkey in the shortest possible time," Cavusoglu said.
According to Turkish news agency Anadolu, a plane from Ankara's military Air Base left to China.
According to the latest data, 213 people died of coronavirus in China. The number of infected reaches 9,701.
Cases of virus infection identified in 18 countries worldwide.
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus epidemic a global threat on January 30.
The members of the committee, after the emergency meeting of the World Health Organization, confirmed that the virus transmits from one person to the other.
