Permanent residents of Canada with children will be allowed to leave the coronavirus-affected region in Wuhan, China on a government-chartered flight, says Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne.
During a news conference Monday in Ottawa, Champagne said the Chinese government has agreed to allow permanent residents with kids to take part in the airlift — as long as one of the parents or the child holds Canadian citizenship. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, however, Beijing won't allow permanent residents without children to leave the quarantine zone.
The decision was China's and is consistent with Chinese protocols to allow repatriation of other countries' citizens, Champagne said.
