Eritrea banned commercial passenger flights to and from Eritrea due Covid 19

Ministry of Health: Public Announcement No. 4

1.    Three passengers who arrived in Asmara from Dubai with flight Air Arabia on Monday 23 March at 5:00 a.m. LT, were diagnosed positive for COVID-19, today.  All three passengers are Eritrean nationals resident in the country.  This puts the total number of infected individuals, to-date, to four.  The passengers who were on the same flight with the patients and all those who came in physical contact with them have been quarantined.  All the patients are receiving necessary treatment at Villagio Hospital (Asmara) and remain in satisfactory condition.

2.    In this connection, commercial passenger flights to and from Eritrea will not be allowed from midnight today, (25 March 2020).   The ban will remain effective for two weeks until further review.

3.    The Ministry of Health will continue to monitor developments and trends regarding COVID-19 and issue, as necessary, further information and guidelines.

Ministry of Health
Asmara
25 March 2020