Kenya has suspended flights from India citing an alarming surge in covid19 infections and deaths in the Asian country.
Kenya’s Health Minister, Mutahi Kagwe announced the temporary ban on passenger flights on Wednesday
According to him, his country “has observed the dire events in India … and resolved to suspend all passenger flights in and out of the country for a period of 14 days”
The ban follows similar moves by many other countries including Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Britain.
The suspension takes effect from Saturday evening. However, cargo flights are exempted.
According to the Minister, passengers arriving in the next 72 hours will be subjected to a mandatory quarantine period.
Meanwhile, medical personnel are overwhelmed by the influx of patients while cremation for those who did not survive is also said to be exhausting.
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