Around 250 citizens are set to return to the Kingdom of Bahrain from Egypt due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Bahrain’s Ambassador-Designate to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Hesham bin Mohammed Al-Jowdar said the evacuation of citizens will be coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

He said that the embassy is working round the clock to monitor the conditions of all citizens in various Egyptian governorates to enable them to return to Bahrain, taking into account all precautionary measures to ensure their safety and health.

He commended the cooperation of competent Egyptian authorities  in order to secure and facilitate the safe return of Bahraini citizens to the Kingdom.