Egypt Suspends Direct Flights To Southern African Countries Because Of A New Covid-19 Variant

Egypt suspends direct flights to southern African countries because of a new Covid-19 variant

Cairo, Nov 28, : , The Egyptian government has suspended direct flights to several southern African countries because of concerns about the new Covid-19 Omicron variant.
According to a cabinet statement, the decision was taken late Friday night after a meeting at the ministerial crisis management panel headed by Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Mabouly.

 Egypt Suspends Direct Flights To Southern African Countries Because Of A New Cov-TeluguStop.com

According to Nader Saad, the cabinet spokesperson, direct flight suspensions include South Africa, Botswana and Lesotho as well as Namibia, Botswana and Mozambique.

According to Xinhua news agency, transit flights from these countries that stop at Cairo International Airport will undergo a quick screening.

Those who are positive will be returned home on that same flight.

The Egyptian Health Ministry advised citizens to take anti-coronavirus precautionary steps, including wearing face masks, social distancing, and taking Covid-19 vaccine.

This is especially important after the introduction of the new variant.

As a precautionary measure against the Covid-19 infection, Egypt has launched a mass vaccination campaign.

Egypt reported a total of 354,836 Covid-19 infection cases, including 20,237 deaths, and 294,903 recoveries, as of Friday night.
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