THE relief flight of Myanmar National Airway organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Cairo landed at the Yangon International Airport bringing back a total of 140 Myanmar seamen after they were stranded in Egypt due to the suspension of international flights, yesterday morning.

Another MNA relief flight organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul and Myanmar Seafarers’ Federation also brought back a total of 130 Myanmar seamen from the Republic of Korea yesterday evening.

Moreover, a total of 148 Myanmar nationals who were stranded in Singapore also flew back home by a relief flight of Myanmar National Airway (MNA) yesterday evening.

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

To bring back the Myanmar citizens and Myanmar seamen who are stranded in foreign countries by relief flights and chartered flights in accordance with the instructions from National-Level Central Committee on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs cooperated with the relevant ministries and Myanmar embassies from respective countries.

MNA

(Translated by Ei Phyu Phyu Aung)

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