Egypt receives more stranded citizens amid coronavirus pandemic

Egypt receives more stranded citizens amid coronavirus pandemic

DUBAI: Egypt continues to repatriate stranded citizens from coronavirus hotspots at the country's Marsa Alam International Airport, local daily Egypt Today reported.. Repatriated Egyptians arrived from more than 36 countries globally after coordination between ministries and the tourism industry, and provided hotels to host the Egyptians for a one-week quarantine, a source said.. Over 8,000 Egyptians left hotels after completing their obligatory quarantine period, and after the duration was lowered to one week, more citizens were discharged, medical sources said.. Earlier on Thursday, the airport received a repatriation flight arriving from Abu Dhabi, carrying 245 citizens.. Iran says virus cases surpass 150,000 /node/1682641/middle-east. Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 2,516 new cases were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 151,466..