Coronavirus evacuation flight to Canada leaves some family members stranded
The evacuation flight is only open to Canadian passport holders – permanent residents and Chinese citizens are not eligible
As an airplane chartered by the Canadian government departs central China on Thursday, hundreds of evacuees will breathe a sigh of relief as they leave Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak.
But others with close ties to Canada will remain trapped in the quarantined city: the evacuation flight is only open to Canadian passport holders. Permanent residents and Chinese citizens are not eligible for a seat, unless they are the primary caregiver of a child on the flight manifest.