A plane carrying 210 U.S. citizens evacuated from Wuhan, China – the epicenter of a deadly coronavirus outbreak – has landed at a military base in California after briefly stopping in Alaska on Tuesday night to refuel. "The CDC is committed to protecting the health and safety of Americans," the CDC said in a statement Wednesday. CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: WINDOW SEAT SAFEST PLACE TO AVOID POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION ON FLIGHT, STUDY SAYSFarah said the DoD will continue to monitor the situation. The number of cases confirmed in mainland China has now surpassed those that were sickened during a SARS outbreak in 2002-2003. However, the coronavirus death toll still remains lower than the 348 people in China who were killed by SARS.

Source: Fox News January 29, 2020 16:13 UTC