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Bassem Abdel Karim, Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation for International Affairs and Information in Egypt, confirmed that air traffic at Egyptian airports proceeds in a normal and regular manner and that there is nothing correct when it was raised on some websites about the suspension of the civil aviation traffic.
Dozens of countries have banned air and train travel to the UK, due to the emergence of a new strain of the Corona virus, which is believed to be 70% more contagious.
At the Arab country level, Saudi Arabia suspended various air and land travel for a week, while Kuwait suspended commercial flights and closed land and sea ports as a precaution.
The Sultanate of Oman decided to prevent the entry and exit of all ports for a week, while Tunisia suspended flights from Great Britain, Australia and South Africa, while Algeria prohibited any evacuation of its citizens from Great Britain and Jordan suspended flights from from Great Britain for a period of two weeks.
Etihad Airways, based in Abu Dhabi, said that it requests reservations valid until December 24, for all travelers from the United Kingdom, to present a medical examination result confirming that they are not infected with the Coronavirus, and its validity is extended a maximum of seventy-two hours before your departure time.
In turn, Sudan announced the closure of the Khartoum airport for 15 days for flights from the Netherlands, Great Britain and South Africa.
Aviation expert Captain Basil Obeidat, in an interview with Al Arabiya, ruled out the continuation of the current closures at airports, as happened last March, because the world is more prepared to face any change in the pandemic.
Russia, for its part, suspended flights to and from Great Britain for a week, and Switzerland imposed a quarantine on those from Great Britain and South Africa, while Hong Kong and India announced a ban on flights from Great Britain.
India said it would suspend flights with Great Britain until the end of the year, while Canada announced the suspension of flights from Great Britain as well. Belgium also extended the ban on travel to Britain for an additional day.
Spain demanded a coordinated European response regarding travel to and from Great Britain after the Corona mutation, while the German government said the suspension of flights with Great Britain will begin at midnight last Sunday.
On the other hand, a correspondent for the channel “Al Arabiya” in Paris said that France is considering suspending flights to Great Britain. In turn, the Netherlands decided to prohibit the reception of flights carrying travelers from the United Kingdom, as of last Sunday.
