More than 1,200 Bahraini citizens stranded abroad evacuated

The government said they had secured accommodation for those returning from several countries, including Iran, Iraq, Morocco and Jordan. (File/AFP)

DUBAI: Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that it had so far evacuated more than 1,200 citizens, state news agency ONA reported. 
The government said they had secured accommodation for those returning from several countries, including Iran, Iraq, Morocco and Jordan.
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Bahrain TV that in the early stages of the spread of coronavirus, the kingdom focused its efforts on evacuating citizens from China. 
Sheikha Rana bint Issa Al-Khalifa said the majority of Bahraini citizens in China were students studying abroad. 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with the Ministry of Health and the national team to address the coronavirus crisis to develop a plan and have medical preparations for the wellbeing of those who were returning to the kingdom.