247 Nigerians stranded in Thailand and Malaysia due to the coronavirus pandemic have been evacuated.
Announcing their arrival via its Twitter handle on Sunday morning, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) said the repatriation flight with number, APK-7813, was operated by an indigenous airline, Air Peace.
Some of the evacuees disembarked at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday night while the others proceeded to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
EVACUATION UPDATE.
Chartered @airpeace flight APK-7813 conveying 247 stranded Nigerians from Malaysia and Thailand arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at exactly 2300HRS, 11th of July 2020.
Some passengers disembarked in Abuja..
1/2 pic.twitter.com/rAWrIBa69N— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) July 12, 2020
NiDCOM noted that all the returnees tested negative for coronavirus before the departure of the flight, adding that each of them would observe 14-day self-isolation and take another COVID-19 test.
While others proceeded to Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport, Lagos.
All Evacuees tested Negative to #COVID__19 and are now on a 14 day SELF-ISOLATION as mandated by @NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria and PTF on #COVID-19.@NigeriaGov @DigiCommsNG @AyoOyalowo @toluogunlesi pic.twitter.com/Y7tTSMuCuA
— Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (@nidcom_gov) July 12, 2020
It stated that those who test negative after the second test could freely join the society while those who test positive would be moved to isolation centres for treatment.
