Alarmed by the growing risks of a new coronavirus,
Brazil has decided to repatriate Brazilians from Wuhan,
China, and will declare a national health emergency, Health Minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta said on Monday.
A chartered plane would be sent to pick up 40 of the 55 Brazilians in Wuhan who have asked to be evacuated from the city at the center of a coronavirus outbreak, Mandetta said.
President Jair Bolsonaro said last week that repatriating Brazilians from Wuhan would not be "opportune" as it could put the population back home at risk.