The UN's International Organisation on Migration (IOM) has called for a temporary suspension of repatriation flights to Ethiopia after many of a group of around 5,000 returned from abroad without going through any prior Covid-19 health screenings. The organisation called for the measures to be put in to place so that the Ethiopian authorities could safely repatriate them. All were irregular migrants living abroad, according to Yvonne Ndege, IOM spokesperson. “After the 14-day quarantine period, all migrants are tested before leaving the quarantine centre,” said Ndege. On an international level, the IOM has launched a 460-million-euro Covid-19 appeal to help migrants and communities.

Source: Ethiopian News April 16, 2020 16:41 UTC