===Evacuation of foreign diplomats and citizens from Wuhan===Due to the effective lockdown of public transport in Wuhan and Hubei province , several countries have started to evacuate their citizens and/or diplomatic staff from the area , primarily through chartered flights pf the home nation that has been provided clearance by Chinese authorities .
The governments of Australia , Belgium , Indonesia , New Zealand , the Philippines , South Korea , Thailand , and the United States sent evacuation flights to Wuhan for their citizens during the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic .