Sabah CM: Seven-day extension maximum for China tourists in wake of coronavirus
Thursday, 06 Feb 2020 10:54 AM MYTShafie said a one-week extension is sufficient for any stranded tourists to find a flight back to China via Kuala Lumpur. — Bernama pic
“It’s an endless kind of request. If we were to extend it for a month, they will request it for a year. It’s not so easy for us to cater to them in the event that something happens,” he said, adding that the state had not made the decision to ban flights from China lightly. “We do not take it lightly. It can happen to us, and we have been vulnerable to all kinds of diseases,” he said.
“We’ve given leeway, we can extend their visa for seven days, but not more than that. I’m made to understand that there’s more than enough flights, not from here but from KL to many places in China, through AirAsia, Malindo and MAS,” he said. The state government had on Tuesday said it would seek help in repatriating Chinese tourists stranded here as well as extend their visas by a week. This is applicable only to Chinese tourists who arrived in Sabah before January 31, 2020 and upon proof of valid return tickets.
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