Egypt repatriates 288 citizens stranded in Ethiopia, Muscat, Kenya, Maldives – Egypttoday

Egypt repatriates 288 citizens stranded in Ethiopia, Muscat, Kenya, Maldives – Egypttoday

CAIRO - 1 May 2020: Two exceptional flights carrying 288 stranded Egyptian citizens from four countries landed in Marsa Alam International Airport, in the southeast of Egypt, as Egypt has worked to repatriate all expatriates who are willing to return amid the coronavirus crisis.. The first flight carrying 152 citizens from both Maldives and Muscat landed on Thursday evening in the airport.. Egypt recorded Thursday 269 new coronavirus cases and 12 deaths, which raises the total infected patients of COVID-19 to 5,537 and the total deaths to 392, according to health minster's daily briefing.. Marsa Alam airport to receive 9 flights bringing back stranded Egyptians. Iraq evacuates 324 stranded nationals from Cairo: Foreign Ministry. Egypt, Belarus mull deepening joint cooperation.