No charter flight yet as Federal Government assesses evacuating Australians at risk of coronavirus

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No charter flight yet as Federal Government assesses evacuating Australians at risk of coronavirus
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Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the Australian Government is exploring all opportunities to help evacuate Australians trapped in Hubei.

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says the Federal Government is exploring"all opportunities" to help evacuate Australians trapped in Hubei, China, and at risk of coronavirus.

She said Australian consular officials in Beijing were in close consultation with Chinese authorities. "It is, I think, very important to appreciate that there are limitations to what we can do," Senator Payne said. "We don't have a consular presence on the ground so getting in to help, given the travel restrictions, continues to be a significant difficulty.

"We also have to remind ourselves that the Chinese Government has placed the travel restrictions in place in these areas to contain the coronavirus outbreak itself."

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