Forty-four Myanmar nationals were flown back from India on Thursday afternoon courtesy of the Myanmar Embassy in New Delhi and a relief flight of Air India, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar.

In addition, the 18th relief flight of All Nippon Airway (ANA) organized by the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo also brought back a total of 101 Myanmar national, who were stranded in Japan the same day.

The Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, the Ministry of Health and Sports and the Yangon Region government have arranged a seven-day quarantine at specific places or designated hotels, followed by a seven-day home quarantine as part of the Myanmar government’s programme to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.