Thirty Cypriots who were stranded in Thailand amid the Covid-19 pandemic have been repatriated, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Friday.
Among them is an infant.
Είμαι στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσω ότι ακόμη 30 συμπατριώτες μας, ανάμεσα τους και ένα βρέφος, επαναπατρίστηκαν από Ταϊλάνδη. Μεταξύ τους και οι αθλητές που συμμετείχαν σε παγκόσμιο πρωτάθλημα Muay Thai. Όλοι τους είχαν εξασφαλίσει τις σχετικές βεβαιώσεις. pic.twitter.com/MYSvVQklPC
— Yiannis Karousos (@yianniskarousos) April 3, 2020
Among the 30 are athletes who had travelled to Thailand for the world Muay Thai competition which was cancelled after their arrival.
All secured the necessary certificates, the minister added.
Everyone repatriated is quarantined for 14 days in state facilities.
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