According to Aljazeera news: Qatar bans travelers from Egypt over coronavirus fears
Authorities in Qatar have temporarily banned all arrivals from Egypt, except Qatari citizens, over fears of the spread of deadly coronavirus.
“As a public health measure, the State of Qatar has imposed a temporary entrance restriction to its territories on all those who are coming from Egypt through intermediate points,” the Government Communications Office of Qatar said in a statement sent to Al Jazeera on Sunday.
“The measure is temporary due to the spread of COVID-19.”
Egypt’s health ministry reported its first confirmed case of the coronavirus on February 14, saying the infected person was a foreign national. On February 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said he had been discharged from the hospital.
No further reports of infection have been released from Egyptian authorities.
Egypt’s health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told Ahram Online on Sunday it “denies once again the detection of any diagnosed or suspected cases of the coronavirus across all governorates”.
Megahed’s comments came after news reports said two suspected coronavirus victims were transferred to a hospital in northern Egypt to be quarantined.
Egypt’s health ministry reported its first confirmed case of the coronavirus on February 14, saying the infected person was a foreign national. On February 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said he had been discharged from the hospital.
No further reports of infection have been released from Egyptian authorities.
Egypt’s health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told Ahram Online on Sunday it “denies once again the detection of any diagnosed or suspected cases of the coronavirus across all governorates”.
Megahed’s comments came after news reports said two suspected coronavirus victims were transferred to a hospital in northern Egypt to be quarantine.
Meanwhile, Bahrain’s ministry of health confirmed six new coronavirus cases on Sunday, raising the total number to 47 cases, the state news agency reported.
Some neighboring countries have closed their borders with Iran and several countries have stopped flights.
Across the world, more than 2,900 people have died from the fast-spreading virus that appears to have originated in China in December.
More than 87,000 people have been infected worldwide.
On Friday, the WHO warned the spread of the virus is “getting bigger”.
