French citizen evacuated from China hospitalised for coronavirus symptoms: minister A French citizen evacuated by plane with some 180 others from the Chinese city of Wuhan has been hospitalised with coronavirus symptoms, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn has confirmed. On landing at a military base near sourthern port city of Marseille, "the person was directly transferred to Timone hospital and will obviously be tested," said the minister, who met the passengers on arrival. SOUNDBITE