Myanmar repatriates over 17,000 nationals stranded abroad; more than 1,100 Covid-19 cases reported

Supporters of the National League for Democracy (NLD) wearing face masks take part in an election campaign rallly, amid the coronavirus disease spread, in Yangon, Myanmar. - Reuters

YANGON, Oct 3 (Xinhua): The Myanmar government has so far repatriated 17,640 nationals stranded in foreign countries due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic restrictions, according to a release from the Foreign Affairs Ministry late Friday.

Since the early stage of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country, the international commercial flights suspended their operation and the Myanmar government has been bringing back its citizens stranded abroad by relief flights or special flights.