KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is managing the return of is 15 staff who are currently undergoing Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) familiarisation training in Qidong, Shanghai in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The RMN Strategic Communications Branch explained that 12 people, including officers and members of other ranks, were assigned to Qidong to oversee the shipbuilding project in Wuhan, China, in conjunction with the establishment of the RMN LMS project team, since July 8, 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The RMN also sent 45 personnel of the second LMS, KD Sundang, since 5 November 2019, to Qidong, Shanghai for training and subsequently to bring the ship back to Malaysia in mid-April this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOf the total, 42 people returned to Malaysia following the Chinese New Year holiday since 17 January while the remaining 15 were still in Qidong, Shanghai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe RMN keeps in touch with them and monitors the latest developments in China. To date, there have been no cases of coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) involving the RMN personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“However, as a security measure, the RMN is managing the movement of these 15 personnel back to Malaysia in the near future”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following the outbreak of the outbreak that has so far killed 170 lives and infected 7,812 people, the RMN has confirmed that it is closely monitoring its current development, especially in the health aspects of its personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n