Myanmar authorities brought back 38 Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh and 135 from Thailand to home by a relief flight on Wednesday, state-run media reported Thursday.
In order to retrieve the Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh and Thailand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the Myanmar embassies in Dhaka and Bangkok as well as their local government ministries under the guidelines of the National Level Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19, reports Xinhua.
The returnees from the two countries will be put under quarantine at designated facilities or hotels for 21 days in line with the directives issued by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population and the Ministry of Health and Sports.
It was learnt that the two ministries and Yangon Region government will collaborate to ensure a positive experience during the quarantine.
Myanmar has reported 162 COVID-19 confirmed cases with six deaths as of Thursday morning since the infectious disease was first detected in the country on March 23.
