Egypt’s nationwide airline will quickly fly Egyptians caught in Morocco again dwelling.
A Jan. 19 EgyptAir flight is about to repatriate Egyptian citizens who’re caught in Morocco because of the North African nation’s border closure. Some Moroccan residents and different foreigners may also be aboard the flight, the Egyptian state-owned information outlet Al-Ahram reported immediately.
Morocco closed its borders in November of final yr attributable to rising COVID-19 instances. The omicron variant has led to extra coronavirus infections all through the world. All passenger flights out and in of Morocco have been suspended, and the ban will stay in impact till not less than Jan. 31.
The flight suspension has damage Morocco’s tourism industry. On Jan. 4, a whole bunch of tourism industry workers protested within the capital Rabat, saying their firms are dealing with chapter.
COVID-19 instances are growing in Morocco. The nation of 36 million is at the moment averaging round 6,000 cases a day. The each day dying fee is about 10, down from the historic excessive of greater than 100 over the summer time, based on information from Reuters.
