Bahrain suspends all flights from Dubai and Sharjah for 48 hours – The National

Bahrain suspends all flights from Dubai and Sharjah for 48 hours – The National

It confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Monday. Bahrain's civil aviation authority suspended all flights arriving from Dubai and Sharjah for 48 hours early on Tuesday.. One Bahraini citizen, a woman, showed symptoms after arriving on a flight from Iran and was transferred to the Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo Medical Centre for immediate testing, treatment and isolation, the country's Ministry of Health said.. A second patient, a school bus driver, arrived from Iran, via Dubai, on February 21.. The ministry said the patient attended work on Sunday, dropping off children at two schools and one kindergarten.. "The ministry underlined the [two] schools and kindergarten will be closed for two weeks, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, as a precautionary measure," said the news agency.. Bahrain's Civil Aviation Affairs urged "citizens and residents of Bahrain who are currently in areas affected by the coronavirus and who were planning to return to the kingdom of Bahrain" to call a dedicated telephone number.. The flight ban affects at least 15 flights a day to Bahrain from Dubai International Airport.. Bahrain was one of several countries across the region to announce their first cases of the virus on Monday.. According to official