Wuhan evacuees headed back to New Zealand

From Morning Report, 8:23 am on 5 February 2020

Evacuees from Wuhan are now on their way back to New Zealand. The Air New Zealand plane left Wuhan just before seven this morning.

The flight will arrive at at Auckland Airport at about six thirty today.

From there, the passengers will be bussed to a military facility at Whangaparāoa for two weeks' isolation.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield is Director General of Health.

He speaks to Corin Dann.