The plane was the only way out of the besieged city of Wuhan in Hubei province, and Americans clamored for seats. Most reported cases have occurred in Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province, and most patients elsewhere had recently traveled there. Americans still stuck in Wuhan have received no word about any future government-sponsored flights. The passengers were isolated from the crew through the entire flight, officials said. Wilson hoped his license plate number had been logged with authorities as a car taking Americans to the airport.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2020 15:00 UTC