“Quarantine is strictly followed in Wuhan. The entry and exit of Wuhan was put on lockdown. Neither local nor foreign citizens can leave Wuhan. Besides cities, universities have already been quarantined. We are evacuated, which does not mean that all foreigners have been evacuated. There are a lot of foreigners in Wuhan who have not been evacuated yet. It is due to the power of our state that we were able to leave China in 8 days. Few countries like Azerbaijan have been able to evacuate their citizens,” one of 6 evacuees arrived in Azerbaijan from Turkey Leyla Guliyeva told reporters, APA reports.
L. Guliyeva stated that there are Azerbaijani students in other provinces of China as well: “There are about 500 Azerbaijani students in China. As I know, they are also intensively being contacted, their needs are being met. Probably, their evacuation will be carried out in the upcoming future.”
***16:46
Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from China to Turkey have arrived in Azerbaijan, APA reports.
Recalling that Azerbaijani citizens, evacuated from China to Turkey were quarantined at Zekai Tahir Burak hospital for 14 days.
Note that an ambulance plane left for Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of a deadly coronavirus outbreak on January 31. The Turkish Armed Forces' A400M-type aircraft departed from Wuhan on Saturday airlifting 42 people, including 32 Turks and 6 people from Azerbaijan, 4 from Albania and Georgia.
The Ministry stated in an answer to a query of APA that those persons were in quarantine for 14 days in Turkey: “Therefore there is no need to quarantine them again after returning to Azerbaijan,” the Ministry said.
***14:45
Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from China to Turkey have been sent to Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Embassy to Turkey stated, APA’s Turkish bureau reports.
Three of the six Azerbaijani citizens including a 7-year-old child are members of the same family.
The six Azerbaijani citizens discharged from the hospital together with a delegation of Azerbaijan Embassy to Turkey and Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim visited the Heydar Aliyev Park in Ankara. They have laid flowers in front of the statue of Heydar Aliyev, and have expressed their gratitude to Azerbaijan, Turkey, and China.
Khazar Ibrahim told APA that the number of Azerbaijani citizens evacuated from China has been six since the first day: “Sayings about being 7 Azerbaijani evacuees were wrong.”
***10:40
Azerbaijani citizens, evacuated from China to Turkey have been released from Zekai Tahir Burak hospital, APA’s Turkish bureau reports.
Three of the six Azerbaijani citizens including 7-year-old kid are members of the same family.
The six Azerbaijani citizens discharged from the hospital together with the representatives of the embassy of Azerbaijan in Turkey visited the Heydar Aliyev Park in Ankara. They have laid flowers in front of the statue of Heydar Aliyev, and have expressed their gratitude to Azerbaijan, Turkey, and China.
The embassy of Azerbaijan in Turkey told APA that they will be sent to Azerbaijan during the day.
Note that an ambulance plane left for Wuhan, the Chinese city at the center of a deadly coronavirus outbreak on January 31. The Turkish Armed Forces' A400M-type aircraft departed from Wuhan on Saturday airlifting 42 people, including 32 Turks and 6 people from Azerbaijan, 4 from Albania and Georgia. With the crew and technical and medical personnel of the plane, the number of evacuated people reached 61. They were already discharged.
Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the people evacuated from China’s Wuhan province to Turkey tested negative for coronavirus. The Minister noted their quarantine period of 14 days ended.
The press service of the Ministry stated in an answer to a query of APA that those persons were in quarantine for 14 days in Turkey: “Therefore there is no need to quarantine them again after returning to Azerbaijan,” the Ministry said.
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