チャーター機４便、６日派遣　中国籍配偶者らも同乗―新型肺炎

　茂木敏充外相は５日、新型コロナウイルスによる肺炎が拡大する中国湖北省になお残っている邦人退避のため、政府チャーター機の第４便を６日に派遣する方向で中国政府と最終調整していると明らかにした。搭乗するのは約２００人で、中国籍の配偶者ら家族も同乗する見通しだ。
　外務省によると、湖北省には帰国希望者が約１４０人残っている。また、中国籍の配偶者や子どもなどの家族約１００人も日本への退避を望んでいるという。（2020/02/05-18:08）

The Japanese government plans to allow Chinese members of Japanese nationals' families to board a charter flight to bring home Japanese remaining in China's Hubei Province, it was learned on Wednesday.
   The government is making arrangements with the Chinese side on the matter, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said at a House of Representatives committee meeting.
   Preparations are under way between the two sides for Tokyo sending the next and fourth charter flight on Thursday to the Hubei capital of Wuhan, which is locked down in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak, Motegi told reporters after the committee meeting.
   The previous three government-chartered flights brought home a total of 565 Japanese citizens from the province last week.
   In Hubei, there are currently about 140 Japanese people who hope to return home, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.