CORONAVIRUS | Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah says Nadma is working to bring back 80 Malaysians via a commercial flight.
| China has disallowed the use of Malaysian military aircraft to evacuate Malaysians trapped in China's epidemic-stricken Hubei province and its capital city of Wuhan, said Foreign Affairs Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.
As such, Saifuddin said the National Disaster Management Agency will bring 80 Malaysians home via a commercial flight as soon as possible.“The aircraft will also carry medical personnel. Malaysians who will be brought back will undergo health screening , and they will be examined again once they arrive in Malaysia.Saifuddin said he expected China to cooperate with Malaysia on the evacuation from Hubei as similar cooperation was extended to other countries, including Japan.
He, however, said Putrajaya medical masks would not be given as Malaysia currently faces a shortage of masks. Noting that some Malaysians have yet to return to Hubei, the foreign minister said it was expected only 80 Malaysians are trapped in the province hit hard by the 2019 novel coronavirus.
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