China brings 1,457 Chinese nationals back home since March

China has sent nine chartered planes since March to bring 1,457 Chinese nationals, including overseas students, back home amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said at a press conference on Thursday. 

Ma said Chinese embassies and consulate hotlines are open 24 hours for Chinese students overseas and have been collecting and distributing health supplies for overseas students.