Deputy Chief Minister of Malaysia's Sabah state Christina Liew (Source: www.thestar.com.my) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – TheImmigration Department of Malaysia’s Sabah state agreed to offer one-week visaextension for stranded Chinese nationals due to coronavirus, said its DeputyChief Minister Christina Liew.
The Star newspaper quoted the Malaysianofficial as saying that visa extension could only be provided by the state immigrationhead office and was applicable only to Chinese tourists who arrived in Sabah beforeJanuary 31, with a fee of 100 ringgit (about 25 USD).
Meanwhile, airlines have agreed to waive cancellation fees, she added.
The decision was made at emergency meetingson February 3 between the State’s competent authorities including the SabahImmigration Department and Malaysian and Chinese airlines. The discussionfocused on the extension of visas and travel arrangements to bring Chinesetourists back to cities in China other than Wuhan.
Liew, who is also Tourism, Culture andEnvironment Minister of Sabah, said that AirAsia was still operating flightsfrom Sabah’s capital Kota Kinabalu to Shenzhen (14 times weekly), Guangzhou(seven times weekly), Hangzhou (five times weekly) and Kunming (twice weekly).
Malaysia Airlines flies to Shanghai twice aweek while China Southern Airlines’ flights to Guangzhou end on February 6.
Meanwhile, two of the 107 Malaysians flownhome on February 4 failed a health screening and were taken to Kuala LumpurHospital.
The remaining 105 people were ferried bybuses to a monitoring centre in Negeri Sembilan, where they will be held for a14-day quarantine period./.
The Star newspaper quoted the Malaysianofficial as saying that visa extension could only be provided by the state immigrationhead office and was applicable only to Chinese tourists who arrived in Sabah beforeJanuary 31, with a fee of 100 ringgit (about 25 USD).
Meanwhile, airlines have agreed to waive cancellation fees, she added.
The decision was made at emergency meetingson February 3 between the State’s competent authorities including the SabahImmigration Department and Malaysian and Chinese airlines. The discussionfocused on the extension of visas and travel arrangements to bring Chinesetourists back to cities in China other than Wuhan.
Liew, who is also Tourism, Culture andEnvironment Minister of Sabah, said that AirAsia was still operating flightsfrom Sabah’s capital Kota Kinabalu to Shenzhen (14 times weekly), Guangzhou(seven times weekly), Hangzhou (five times weekly) and Kunming (twice weekly).
Malaysia Airlines flies to Shanghai twice aweek while China Southern Airlines’ flights to Guangzhou end on February 6.
Meanwhile, two of the 107 Malaysians flownhome on February 4 failed a health screening and were taken to Kuala LumpurHospital.
The remaining 105 people were ferried bybuses to a monitoring centre in Negeri Sembilan, where they will be held for a14-day quarantine period./.
VNA
