COVID-19:WHO Urges Safety As African Airlines Resume Flights

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for caution as African airlines resume operations in various countries.
The WHO stressed that strict measures should be observed to prevent surges in Corona virus infections.
The organisation asked governments to ensure airlines collect the information of passengers travelling and follow up with them to prevent outbreaks.
The WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti indicated air travel was important for the economy but the current situation still requires stringent measures to stem the spread of Covid-19.
The organisation advised airport officials to ensure social distancing, hand washing, and sanitisation are fully observed.
The WHO says Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Tanzania, and Zambia have already reopened commercial flights.
Tunisia re-opened its airspace to comme- rcial flights since June 27.
The organisation cited a surge in Seychelles related  to travel “in the last week, 66 new cases – all crew members of an international fishing vessel – have been reported”.

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