China News Service, April 8 (Xinhua) According to the official WeChat message of the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the evening of April 7, Hu Zhangliang, the ambassador to Sierra Leone, went to visit the husband of Zhang Jingjing, a medical team member of Shandong Aid Hubei who had passed away, and Han Wentao, an employee of a company in Shandong . Hu Zhangliang said that at present, Zhang Jingjing's husband's return to the country has a preliminary plan, is further detailed implementation.
According to Hu Zhangliang, Sierra Leone is now in a special period. The country has entered a public emergency state for the prevention and control of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic. All commercial passenger flights are grounded, the land and water borders are closed, and the countries around Sierra Leone have also been completely suspended. In this case, it is difficult to imagine the difficulty of leaving the plug.
On the evening of April 5th, after the embassy received a call for help, all the leaders of the embassy and all department heads urgently branched out to seek feasible solutions. On April 6, after receiving the news of Zhang Jingjing's unfortunate death, the embassy was very sad and continued to work harder. Under the coordination of many parties, and with the strong support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Shandong Provincial Government, the preliminary plan is currently in place and is being further refined and implemented, hoping to help Han Wentao return home as soon as possible.