Authorities in Qatar have temporarily
banned all arrivals from Egypt, except Qatari citizens, over fears of
the spread of deadly Coronavirus.
The Government Communications Office,
Qatar, in a statement sent to Al Jazeera, said: “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 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
Organisation (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.
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