KOTA KINABALU: While some Chinese citizens face predicaments in finding a flight home from Sabah, others are appealing for a longer extension to their visas. These Chinese nationals said they would like to stay on because they fear being exposed to the virus if they went home. “I even brought letters from the doctor we consulted to share my plight with the Immigration officers as we requested two to three weeks of visa extension. Meanwhile, a tourist from Kunming, Zhang Fen said she was initially in Kuala Lumpur but flew to Kota Kinabalu as a friend told her she could get a longer visa extension here of up to two weeks. However, the 31-year-old who came in to Malaysia via Kota Kinabalu on Jan 23, learnt that she could only get a maximum of seven days' extension.

Source: The Star February 04, 2020 09:33 UTC