Over 300 nationals return from Europe, Egypt, Hong Kong by relief flight

THE chartered flight of Titan Airlines, organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Brussel, Belgium, landed at Yangon International Airport bringing 175 citizens from Belgium, the Netherlands and its near region, and Egypt and its near region back home yesterday morning.


Moreover, a total of 129 Myanmar citizens including 102 seamen and 2 students from Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) also returned home in the same morning by a relief flight of China Airlines organized by the Consulate-General of Myanmar in Hong Kong.


The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government arranged 14-day quarantine at specific places or designated hotels, followed by the 7-day home quarantine.


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working with the relevant ministries and its missions in foreign countries for the repatriation of citizens abroad in accordance with the guidelines of the National-Level Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COV-ID-19.—MNA