ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Saturday announced that flight operations fromseveral airports across the country will remain suspended after seven newcases emerged, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 28.
The Civil Aviation Authority issued a Notam (notice to airmen) and saidinternational aircraft operations will only be available to and from JinnahInternational Airport, Islamabad International Airport and Allama IqbalInternational Airport.
The notice stated that operations from all other airports will remainsuspended to control the spread of Covid-19.
International airline Thai Air also announced a temporary suspension of itsoperations, between Karachi and Bangkok.
The decision will be effective between March 16 and March 31, as per theirnotification.
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A day earlier, seven new cases surfaced in pilgrims who were put inquarantine at Taftan border on returning from Iran, jumping the totalnumber of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 28 in Pakistan, State Minister onHealth Dr Zafar Mirza confirmed.
Pakistan’s top civil and military leadership decided to adopt a number ofprecautionary measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirusincluding sealing the country’s western border with Iran and Afghanistanand cancelling the Pakistan Day parade scheduled for March 23.
