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2020 May Fri 16:04
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On Thursday, 190 Indonesians and 47 Europeans were repatriated from the Maldives under an operation to evacuate mass communities of foreigners who have been stranded in the Maldives due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nationals from India, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have been repatriated thus far.
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International travel is restricted temporarily.
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The government has been facilitating the repatriation of several foreigner communities residing in the Maldives.
Photo by MACL.
Due to the pandemic, Maldives closed its borders and banned on-arrival visas from March 27.
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The Indonesian nationals were repatriated via a flight from Indonesia, Garuda Airlines.
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Repatriated were 190 Indonesians and 47 Europeans.
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The European nationals among the evacuees travelled to Colombo first.
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A total of 237 foreigners stranded in the Maldives were repatriated, on Thursday.
Photo by MACL.