The Philippines is to deport 500 Chinese citizens who arrived in the country from Wuhan in an attempt to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The tourists were heading to Boracay for a holiday but will now be sent straight back.
“Philippine authorities are sending back nearly 500 Chinese tourists who came from Wuhan,” reports CNA.
Four flights were arranged to take the tourists back to Wuhan despite none of them showing symptoms of the virus.
Philippine authorities are sending back nearly 500 Chinese tourists who came from Wuhan. The tourists had arrived in Kalibo – the stepping stone to the holiday hotspot of Boracay – just before Manila announced that it was halting flights from Wuhan on Jan 23.
