The foreign ministry says that it’s working to assist a Taiwanese national stranded in the African country of Mozambique. Taiwan’s embassy in the nearby country of eSwatini says that this Taiwanese citizen is safe.
The foreign ministry says it learned about this citizen’s situation through a video posted online. The ministry says it reached out to friends and relatives in order to reach this person.
Mozambique implemented a month of strict border controls in April, meaning travel out of the country is not possible. Taiwan’s embassy in eSwatini has arranged for the citizen to temporarily relocate to a safer location in central Mozambique. The foreign ministry says that it will continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and make arrangements to repatriate the stranded citizen as soon as possible.