Coronavirus: Mauritania extends closure of Nouakchott airport to September 9

31 Août 2020

Nouakchott, Mauritania, August 31 (Infosplusgabon) - Mauritanian authorities have extended to September 9, the closure of Nouakchott's OUMTOUNSY International Airport to international flights, as part of measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), according to a statement from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC).

The reopening of the Nouakchott airport, closed since the end of March, has already been postponed in the past.

A few flights with special authorizations were recorded during this period.

The first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Mauritania was reported at the end of March 2020.

The country has a total of 7,022 positive cases, 159 deaths and 6,445 recoveries, according to official figures.

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