Riyadh, February 2, 2020, SPA -- In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and under the supervision and follow-up of Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, a special plane carrying Saudi students who were evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan arrived here today. The evacuation process from the affected area was carried out with careful and successful efforts in cooperation with the Chinese authorities, which showed full cooperation with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to China. Upon the students' arrival, the Ministry of Health personnel received them and took all necessary precautions for such cases. The evacuation of Saudi students is part of precautionary plans and measures being implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on the situations of Saudi citizens in China in the wake of the health situation represented by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). With this evacuation process, most Saudis in China have left especially families, students, residents, and employees of government agencies; while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs completes the evacuation of those remaining in China and following their evacuation case by case. --SPA 12:49 LOCAL TIME 09:49 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1258008