Covid-19: Special aircraft departs for Wuhan in second mission to evacuate 75 Malaysians
Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020 08:33 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 — A specially chartered aircraft has departed to Wuhan this evening in the second mission to bring back 75 Malaysian citizens with their families who have been stranded in the capital of China’s Hubei province following the Covid-19 outbreak in the republic. Twenty-one mission personnel from five agencies are involved in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission, namely one each from Nadma, Foreign Ministry and Immigration Department; six from the Health Ministry; and 12 AirAsia crew members.
The spokesman said those involved in the second mission will go through all the same procedures as in the first mission.
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