Adelani Adepegba and Okechukwu Nnodim

The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing , the capital of China .

It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment , which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID - 19 experience with the Federal Government .

The 15 -man team , which include experts in infectious diseases , respiratory illness , intensive care , cardiology , neurology , general surgery , anesthesiology and a journalist, had come to the country on the invitation of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation .

The Executive Director , CCECC, Mr Jacques Liao , disclosed to our correspondent in Abuja on Monday , that the team had been unable to leave the country because there were no commercial flights .
He explained that the medical experts were still at the Idu area of Abuja where they were accommodated .

The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, had said during a briefing by Presidential Task Force on COVID -19 that he did not know the whereabouts of the Chinese visitors , stressing that they were not guests of the Federal Government but that of the construction company .

But shedding light on the situation , Liao stated that the personnel were supposed to spend one month in the country , adding that they were issued three - month visas .

He said, “ They ( Chinese medical team ) are waiting for their flight and this depends on when the airspace would be opened . You know, they came by a charter flight because of the personal protective equipment and other medical materials they brought , but they can’ t go back by charter flight , so they are waiting for regular commercial flights .
“ They are still here ( in Abuja ) and they would still assist the Ministry of Health anytime they require their assistance .”

The PUNCH had reported the opposition to the Chinese team ’ s visit by the Nigeria Medical Association and other medical professionals who argued that the foreigners ’ assistance was not required to curb the coronavirus pandemic in the country .

But the company ’s Managing Director , China Civil Engineering Construction Company Nigeria Limited , Michael Jiang Yigao , on Monday said the 15 -man Chinese medical team who arrived Nigeria on April 8 , 2020 , were with the global construction firm .

He disclosed this in response to questions about the whereabouts of the medical team , following the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire’s comment that the experts were not his guests but CCECC’s

Ehanire had also urged reporters not bother his ministry over the whereabouts of the Chinese medical experts who came into Nigeria to support the fight against COVID - 19 .



https://punchng.com/chinese-medical-team-concludes-assignment-stranded-in-nigeria/

That is nice for them

why are they leaving us now that cases are rising drastically??

و Watin we no go hear first they're not guests of the federal government second not 5G installers third they're stranded there is God o

childish talk. sometimes when you have nothing important to say, better keep mute and read comments to be enlightened.

ProudlyAfarmer:
Can you imagine.!


How would any president entrust an agency as sensitive as NCDC in the hands of Igbo man?






Now they have kidnapped the innocent Chinese either for meat (I learnt they eat human beings in East, may that's why their population is not growing all these centuries) or for business (ransom)



If China comes with machines and missiles, we go dey pity them.


Cc.

Slawormir

Adaorajoy

Sarrki

Salamrushdie

Symplyleo

I don't understand what they really mean by coming with a chartered flight and can't go back with it. they even made mention of our Airspace being closed, was it open when they entered.
Necessary arrangements should have been made before they made it official to leave within one month, now they have spent almost 6 weeks.
they better just tell us they are not done with either the 5G installation or changing of Abba kyari's fingerprint at the president's office is giving them tough time.

Now that they made mention of waiting for Airspace to be opened b4 travelling back, am afraid Federal Government will also lift the lockdown on Airspace within 2-3 weeks from now.
SHM

God will never forgive those that helped Buhari to power in 2015.

Imagine what this lying government has ended up with the much publicized "Chinese Doctors". The government used a charttered flight to bring them in and upon finishing their assignment, all the planes wings are "clipped".

#StillWeWillSurvive

Wetin konsai me with chinese doctors?

Foolish Md of CCECC,no be health practitioners dem be again,eeejn food don land for them make them begin chop now.
Eni kuure,woni keema se,esetan o wa di aapon.
We die here together.

Chinese only care about them selves ....am still working with dem ...very wicked people ..

They are waiting for regular flights nah?
Now I'm beginning to suspect these Chinese doctors came into Nigeria with another agenda.