The State Department issued a health alert on February 4 indicating that it “may be staging additional evacuation flights with capacity for private U.S. citizens on a reimbursable basis, leaving Wuhan Tianhe International Airport on February 6, 2020. The alert notes that evacuees from Hubei Province will be subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine.

“In accordance with the Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, beginning at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Sunday, February 2, the United States government will implement temporary measures to increase our abilities to detect and contain the coronavirus proactively and aggressively.  Any U.S. citizen returning to the United States who has been in Hubei Province in the previous 14 days will be subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine to ensure they are provided proper medical care and health screening.” 

Military bases in California, Colorado and Texas are currently preparing to accommodate up to 1,000 people who will be quarantined upon arrival. U.S. Northern Command announced that it is expecting 350 inbound passengers in the “initial flights” destined for Travis Air Force Base and Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, both in California.

Also see Proclamation on Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Persons who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

#China: The Dept of State may be staging evacuation flights for US citizens on reimbursable basis leaving #Wuhan Tianhe Airport on 2/6. Interested US citizens with valid passports contact CoronaVirusEmergencyUSC@State.gov. Read this notice before emailing: https://t.co/ivX6xjgLf0 pic.twitter.com/bXn2y0FMtx

— Travel – State Dept (@TravelGov) February 4, 2020

The initial flights have departed China for Travis Air Force Base with approximately 350 passengers on board. One of the aircraft will refuel at Travis and continue on to Miramar Marine Corps Air Station. (2 of 3)

— U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) February 5, 2020

As previously announced, these individuals will be subject to a CDC managed 14-day quarantine. DOD will work closely with our interagency partners and continue to provide support to the situation as requested." (3 of 3)

— U.S. Northern Command (@USNorthernCmd) February 5, 2020

Travis Air Force Base one of four military bases chosen to quarantine #coronavirus evacuees https://t.co/pUmEH6zyl6 pic.twitter.com/bgFl2oqkBZ

— KTVU (@KTVU) February 1, 2020

The installations selected by the Defense Department are the 168th Regiment, Regional Training Institute, Fort Carson, Colorado; Travis Air Force Base, California; Lackland Air Force Base, Texas; Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. https://t.co/wlngfSL6S5

— Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes) February 1, 2020

CDC does not currently recommend the use of facemasks to help prevent novel #coronavirus. #2019nCoV is not spreading in communities in the US. Take everyday preventive actions to help slow the spread of respiratory illness. https://t.co/uArGZTrH5L pic.twitter.com/EZR5VZwK45

— CDC (@CDCgov) February 4, 2020