A total of 283 Myanmar nationals stranded abroad – 174 from Malaysia and 109 from Indonesia – because of the suspension of commercial flights returned home by relief flight yesterday.
Myanmar Embassy in Kuala Lumpur arranged the relief flight of Myanmar Airways International to bring back 174 Myanmar citizens home. It is a 34th relief flight organized by the embassy and landed at Yangon International Airport yesterday evening.
Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta organized the relief flight of Myanmar National Airlines to repatriate 109 Myanmar citizens from Indonesia. It is a first relief flight arranged by the embassy and landed at Yangon International Airport yesterday evening.
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government provided them with proper medical tests and arranged 7-day quarantine at specific places or designated hotels, followed by the 7-day home quarantine.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been working with Myanmar embassies in foreign countries and local ministries to bring back Myanmar citizens stranded abroad in accordance with the guidance of the National-Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19.—MNA
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
