Coronavirus: Egypt suspends all flights for 2 weeks

March 16, 2020

Passengers wearing a protective masks ride a bus on March 10, 2020 in Upper Egypt's Luxor airport to the arrivals hall to visit the ancient city where 45 suspected COVID-19 coronavirus disease cases were detected and evacuated two days earlier. - Just when Egypt's crucial tourism sector was recovering from years of political tumult and jihadist attacks, the industry finds itself bracing for a potential buffeting by the new coronavirus. Many flights that would have carried visitors to Egypt have been cancelled amid efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Egypt will suspend all flights in Egyptian airports starting Thursday to stop the spread of coronavirus, state media reported.

Most of the countries in the Middle East have partially or fully suspended flights over the past week.

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Egypt heavily relies on tourism for its economy. In February alone, 900,000 tourists visited Egypt, according to Egyptian tourism minister Khaled Al Anany.

The Egyptian government has already suspended schools and universities for two weeks, according to state media.

(CNN)

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