Almost 250 Australians who have been trapped in Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China are on their way to Australia.
The Boeing 747 is taking passengers to Learmonth RAAF base in Western Australia, before heading to Christmas Island for quarantine.
Reporter Rebecca Parish has more.
Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-03/coronavirus-escaping-australians-evacuated-from-wuhan-on-flight/11922638
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