South Sudanese medical staff deployed at Juba International Airport to screen arrivers for deadly Coronavirus have reportedly fled the airport after a plane carrying Chinese diplomats landed.

Coronavirus: Medics deployed at Juba airport flee as plane carrying Chinese diplomats land
South Sudan government this week begun screening all travellers at airports to help avert the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.