EgyptAir has announced the cancellation of its flights to Khartoum starting Friday until further notice, based on the decision of the Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority to suspend flights between Egypt and Sudan to help stop the spread of coronavirus. In a statement, EgyptAir urged its customers wishing to amend their reservations to head to one of EgyptAir’s offices, which are located nationwide. Sudan suspended entry visas and flights to eight countries on Thursday including Egypt and Italy as a precautionary measures to slow down the spread of coronavirus, Reuters reported on Thursday. According to the statement, Sudan will also stop bus trips to Egypt. Sudan on Friday confirmed its first coronavirus case, a man in his 50’s who died on Thursday at a hospital in Khartoum.

Source: Egypt Independent March 13, 2020 14:03 UTC