The 40th relief flight of Myanmar Airways International (MAI) organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Seoul landed at Yangon International Airport yesterday, carrying a total of 87 Myanmar nationals.

Among the returnees, 1 person was from Brazil, 2 from Uruguay, 3 from Egypt, 1 from Switzerland, 7 from the US and 73 from the Republic of Korea.

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.

To bring back the Myanmar seamen and citizens in accordance with the instructions of National-Level Central Committee on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working together with the relevant ministries, Myanmar embassies from respective countries and shipping companies.

—MNA

(Translated by Khine Thazin Han)

Photo: MNA

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