Kenya announced Wednesday a temporary ban of passenger flights from India due to a massive surge in coronavirus infections in the South Asian nation.
Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya had “observed the dire events in India… and resolved to suspend all passenger flights in and out of the country for a period of 14 days”.
The ban follows similar moves by several countries including Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Britain and takes effect from Saturday evening but does not apply to cargo flights.
Passengers arriving in the next 72 hours will be subjected to a mandatory quarantine period, the ministry said.
