Algeria evacuates Tunisian nationals and Libyan students from China
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A plane is expected to arrive in Algeria on Monday with Tunisian, Libyan and Algerian citizens who were evacuated from Wuhan in China due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Algerian presidency announced, Sunday, the evacuation of several Libyan students, ten Tunisian nationals and 36 Algerians, on a special trip from the Chinese city of Wuhan due to the spread of the new Coronavirus, according to Algerian state television.
In a previous statement, the Algerian presidency confirmed that the aeroplane, which will evacuate the Algerians from the Chinese city of Wuhan, will also transport 10 Tunisians at the request of their country’s authorities.
The Algerian presidency announced in another statement that this aeroplane would also evacuate Libyan students from China’s Wuhan, at the request of their country’s authorities, without specifying the number.
An Air Algérie aeroplane flew at dawn on Sunday towards the Chinese city of Wuhan to evacuate 36 Algerians, most of whom are students.
It is expected that the plane will arrive in Algeria on Monday, where the evacuees and the medical and aeroplane staff will be isolated for 14 days to ensure that they are not infected with the virus.
