EXCLUSIVE: Egypt to install thermal scanners at Cairo International Airport to detect COVID-19 cases – Egypttoday

EXCLUSIVE: Egypt to install thermal scanners at Cairo International Airport to detect COVID-19 cases – Egypttoday

EXCLUSIVE: Egypt to install thermal scanners at Cairo International Airport to detect COVID-19 cases. CAIRO - 16 May 2020: The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation will operate flights to return stranded Egyptians in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE amid the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, following direct orders by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.. Airports have also begun installing high-resolution thermal cameras to detect COVID-19 cases upon their arrival, according to exclusive statements provided to Egypt Today's media office at the Cairo International Airport.. Returning citizens will be transferred to Beni Suef to preserve social distancing after their examination at the airport's health quarantine.. Cairo to see hot weather Sunday, records highs of 42°C. Egypt operates 5 flights on Saturday to repatriate its stranded nationals.