The first batch of Bahrainis from Iran has returned to the country.
The Health Ministry released a video on its social media platforms showing the returnees getting off a plane arriving at Bahrain International Airport and boarding a bus.
The GDN reported that around 160 people are in the first lot, comprising men, women and children who were stranded in Mashhad, following the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (Covid 19).
These people belong to groups operated by leading religious tour agents in the kingdom.
وزارة الصحة: وصول أول دفعة من المواطنين ضمن خطة إجلاء المواطنين البحرينيين من إيران اليوم الثلاثاء بأمان ووفق إجراءات احترازية محكمة على متن طائرة مؤجرة من وزارة الصحة لإجلاء المواطنين #معاً_ضد_الكورونا #فريق_البحرين pic.twitter.com/cm06PFE5qv
— وزارة الصحة | مملكة البحرين 🇧🇭 (@MOH_Bahrain) March 10, 2020
“The first batch of citizens within the plan to evacuate Bahraini citizens from Iran landed safely today, Tuesday (March 10) and in accordance with precautionary measures on board a plane chartered by the
Health Ministry,” said the ministry on its Twitter account.
The first set of returnees belonged to Al Mujtaba Tours, with the ministry confirmed that the second set of 150 citizens from Al Bayan Tours will fly back on Thursday (March 12).
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