An Australian family trapped in Wuhan, China have refused to board the Government's emergency evacuation flight to Christmas Island. The Australian Government is offering a $1,000-a-head evacuation flight with Qantas but Mr Scriber doesn't see the point in spending money to put his family at risk. Mr Scriber's mother June, who lives next door to him in Hobart, agrees with her son and is waiting it out with the rest of the family in Wuhan. The Scriber family are five of the estimated 450 Australians who are taking their chances in Wuhan rather than making the journey home. Mr Scriber's wife wants to be close to her family, who live in Wuhan, as the city battles the virus.

Source: Daily Mail February 01, 2020 04:49 UTC