Coronavirus: Flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan lands in California

More than 1,600 people have died from the novel coronavirus in China since it was first detected in the central city of Wuhan, and five others have died outside China.

Published: 17th February 2020 01:47 PM  |   Last Updated: 17th February 2020 01:47 PM   |  A+A A-

Workers manufacture hand sanitizer at a factory in Hanoi on February 14, 2020 amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Workers manufacture hand sanitizer at a factory in Hanoi on February 14, 2020 amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (Photo | AFP)

By Associated Press

TRAVIS AIR BASE: Chartered flight carrying Americans from cruise ship quarantined in Japan during virus crisis lands in California.

More than 1,600 people have died from the novel coronavirus in China since it was first detected in the central city of Wuhan, and five others have died outside China.

The US has enacted a temporary travel ban on foreign nationals who have visited China and quarantine measures for its own citizens returning from the province at the epicenter of the outbreak.