Maldivian Foreign Ministry has said that the flights to the Maldives from China are coming to collect the Chinese tourists in the Maldives.

Following the outbreak of the Corona Virus that was initially discovered in China, the Maldivian government has temporary cancelled direct flights between China and the Maldives yesterday.

Talking to One Online, the Communications Director of the Foreign Minister, Miuvan Mohamed said that flights now coming from China are for over 1000 Chinese tourists currently in the Maldives to take them back home.

Regarding the situation, the Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives, Zhang Lizhong confirmed that the Maldivian government has stopped the flights coming from China and said that the planes flying in now are coming in with no passengers.

The Chinese government has arranged a number of charted flights via the China Southern Airlines.