Qatar bans arrivals from 14 countries over coronavirus fears

Monday, 9th March 2020

Qatar has incidentally banned voyagers from 14 nations from March 9 as an insurance against the quickly spreading coronavirus, the administration reported.

Kuwait has suspended flights to and from India for seven days and has restricted the section of outsiders who have been to India in the previous two weeks.

The boycott covers China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria and Thailand.

Qatar Airways had just suspended flights to and from Italy.

Qatar announced three additional instances of the infection on Sunday, bringing the aggregate there to 15.

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