8 Wing Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Sept. 29, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg
The airlift of Canadian evacuees from WuHan, China is underway. Reports say a plane carrying hundreds of Canadians who requested to leave the region is in the air bound for CFB Trenton.
In advance of their arrival, preparations continue at 8 Wing where the evacuees will be quarantined in on-base accomodations normally reserved for military families and visitors.
The returnees will then spend 14 days in quarantine, separate from each other, so they can be monitored for symptoms of the new strain of coronavirus
Military medical staff, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario and local public health care officials will take part in the process. Trenton Memorial Hospital is prepared to receive any evacuee showing symptoms of coronoavirus.
Room 105, one example of the rooms at the Yukon Lodge that will be used as temporary housing during Operation GLOBE at CFB Trenton, Ontario, on 02 February, 2020.
Assistance from the CAF was requested to support the Government’s efforts to receive and temporarily accommodate Canadians returning from China under Operation GLOBE. The CAF will provide Reception Support, Staging, and Onward Movement (RSOM) support to lead civilian agencies and Canadians returning from China.
Photo: MCpl Jennifer Kusche, 8 Wing Imaging Trenton
