The government of Djibouti has announced that it closed its main airport in the capital and several other small airports to avert Coronavirus.
Djibouti International Airport will be closed by the Djibouti authorities from Wednesday 18 March 2020.
According to statement by the authorities, all passenger traffic will be shut down until a date to be set, while freight traffic will remain active.
The government said the objective of this measure is to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Djibouti, where no case of contagion has yet been officially registered.
The move by Djibouti is similar to actions taken by other countries in Africa and beyond as the disease continues to spread across the globe.
Africa’s COVID-19 cases remain relatively low compared to other regions but the number has spiked recently causing concern.
As of Monday 17 March 2020, 30 countries had confirmed COVID-19 cases, the latest being Liberia, Tanzania and Benin.
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the continent has now surpassed 400.
