Kenya Resumes international commercial flight operation for the first time in about 4 months
In Africa, many countries have effectively closed borders as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, but eastern Kenya resumed international commercial flights on the 1st. It is expected to attract foreign business people.
As a virus countermeasure, Kenya had effectively closed its borders since late March, but resumed international commercial flights for the first time in about four months a day.
At the international airport in Nairobi, the capital, a ceremony was held to commemorate the resumption of operations and the first international flight to the United Kingdom.
At the same time, the Kenyan government has announced that travelers from 18 countries, including Japan, will be exempt from quarantine after arrival, provided that no symptoms of infection have occurred.
In Kenya, more than 21,000 people have been infected, but President Kenyatta said last month that "viruses are both a health problem and an economic problem," emphasizing the idea of resuming economic activity. It was
The resumption of international commercial flights is expected to attract foreign business people and tourists.
According to the summary of the AU = African Union, there are more than 920,000 infected people on the African continent, and many countries such as South Africa continue to effectively demarcate borders, while Kenya, and some countries such as Egypt and Senegal. , The movement to restart commercial flights is also in progress.