NSTnation: “The embassy has a coordinator in every area to identify Malaysians there.” Italy coronavirus covid19
“The embassy has a coordinator in every area to identify Malaysians there,” the source said.Earlier, it was reported that Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte had signed a decree to put millions of people in the Lombardy region and 14 other provinces under lockdown.
The move came after a spike of 1,247 Covid-19 cases yesterday, with the country recording 5,883 cases and 233 deaths. On the home front, the Health Ministry had advised Malaysians to postpone travel to Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna in Italy; Hokkaido in Japan; and, Teheran, Qom and Gilan in Iran.In another development, Malaysian ambassador to China Raja Datuk Nushirwan Zainal Abidin said the government had no plans to bring back 20,000 Malaysians from China, especially in Hubei province.
He said the government’s stance was in line with recent developments, including no reports of Malaysians in China testing positive for Covid-19.“We have set up a WeChat group to keep in touch and obtain information on any help needed,” he toldOn Feb 26, a special flight in the second evacuation of 66 Malaysian citizens and their non-citizen spouses and children from Wuhan arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
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