China says will repatriate overseas citizens if needed due to COVID-19

Cui Aiming, the foreign ministry official who spoke at a briefing in Beijing, did not name any particular countries.

March 01, 2020 01:28 pm | Updated 01:33 pm IST - BEIJING:

Sanofi will collaborate with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. | File

Sanofi will collaborate with Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. | File

China will take measures to repatriate its citizens in countries seriously affected by the coronavirus outbreak if necessary, an official at the country's foreign ministry said on Sunday.

Cui Aiming, the foreign ministry official who spoke at a briefing in Beijing, did not name any particular countries.

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