Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi directed on Thursday to take all necessary measures to ease the return of Egyptians residing in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
On his part, Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has immediately communicated with the Egyptian ambassador in Beijing and other concerned Chinese authorities to outline all executive procedures regarding the return of Egyptians there.
Nader Saad, the cabinet spokesperson, stated that Madbouli thanked the Chinese authorities for their full cooperation and consent over facilitating the return of the Egyptians who want to come back to their homelands from Wuhan.
He added that the prime minister expressed Egypt’s support to the great efforts exerted by the Chinese government to counter the outbreak of Coronavirus.
Nader pointed out that Madbouli instructed the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation to prepare a private aircraft to carry those Egyptians who want to return to their homeland and to coordinate with the Health Ministry to also send a medical team with them in a step aimed to counter the outbreak of the deadly virus.
The spokesman added that the Prime Minister held a meeting with Dr. Hala Zayed, Minister of Health, who confirmed that a fully-equipped quarantine is currently being prepared to accommodate the Egyptian citizens returning from Wuhan.
The Cabinet called on Egyptian expatriates in Wuhan to rapidly communicate with the Egyptian embassy in Beijing on the phone number of 01065322541 or by e-mail: [email protected]
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