Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh suspends visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals
Bangladesh has quickly suspended its visa-on-arrival provision for Chinese nationals in view of the outbreak of fatal coronavirus that claimed lives of greater than 300 folks and inflamed 14,562 others unfold to 25 international locations.
“Now we have made up our minds to forestall issuing on-arrival visa for the Chinese nationals quickly however they may be able to input the rustic by means of acquiring visa (from Bangladesh undertaking in Beijing) after generating clinical certificates to end up that they don’t seem to be wearing the (coronavirus) virus,” Bangladesh Overseas Minister AK Abdul Momen stated at a press briefing in Dhaka.
The Bangladesh minister stated they have got already knowledgeable the China ambassador in Dhaka concerning the choice and “they do not have any objection on it.”
AK Abdul Momen stated he had additionally asked the Chinese nationals operating in more than a few construction initiatives in Bangladesh to steer clear of touring China in subsequent one month.
“Facet by means of Facet, we additionally discourage the Chinese nationals to trip Bangladesh amid the outbreak of the virus,” AK Abdul Momen stated.
The international minister stated he additionally urged the Chinese government to not deploy new body of workers from China of their ongoing construction initiatives in Bangladesh.
“It might be a temporally scenario. We’re simply looking to regulate the site visitors,” AK Abdul Momensaid.
AK Abdul Momen, alternatively, dominated out speculations of hampering Bangladesh-China business members of the family because of outbreak of the virus.
Previous, the Bangladesh govt put in thermal scanner on the nation’s all 3 world airports because of coronavirus outbreak. The well being ministry of Bangladesh additionally ordered screening of all folks coming to Bangladesh from India throughout the Benapole land port.
Bangladesh on Saturday introduced again 312 of its nationals from Chinese town of Wuhan, the epicentre of fatal coronavirus and saved them at a quarantine unit at Ashkona.
Because the dying toll from China’s coronavirus epidemic touched 305 on Sunday, quite a few international locations have quickly stopped issuing visas to Chinese nationals.
India on Sunday quickly suspended e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners living in China in view of the virulent coronavirus that has killed greater than 300 folks, inflamed 14,562 others and unfold to 25 international locations, together with India, america and the United Kingdom.
Singapore has stopped issuing all sorts of visas to Chinese travellers, whilst Vietnam has halted vacationer visas. Russia, a detailed Beijing best friend, introduced Saturday it might halt visa-free tourism for Chinese nationals and likewise prevent issuing them paintings visas. It had already stopped issuing digital visas to Chinese nationals. Equivalent visa restrictions were imposed by means of the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and the African country of Mozambique.
(With PTI inputs)
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