DUBAI: Iraq has flown hundreds of its citizens home who were stranded abroad because of travel regulations imposed amid the spread of COVID-19.
The Iraqi Embassy in UAE coordinated with local authorities to fly out 276 nationals on Iraqi Airways.
and with the follow-up from the Ambassador and the diplomatic staff, the second extraordinary flight of Iraqi Airways is taking place to return citizens stranded in the , with about 276 citizens on board.
— د. احمد الصحاف | Dr. Ahmad Al-Sahaf (@DrAhmedalshaf)
Meanwhile, the airline repatriated 212 citizens from Egypt.
and the follow-up of the Ambassador and the diplomatic staff conducted the fourth Iraqi Airways flight to return Iraqi citizens stranded in Egypt, with (212) citizens on board.
— د. احمد الصحاف | Dr. Ahmad Al-Sahaf (@DrAhmedalshaf)
Iraq also flew out 115 nationals from Belarus, and 261 citizens from Lebanon.
تسير الرحلة الاستثنائية الاولى للخطوط الجوية العراقية لإعادة المواطنين العراقيين العالقين في بيلاروسيا ، وعلى متنها نحو (115) مواطن.
— د. احمد الصحاف | Dr. Ahmad Al-Sahaf (@DrAhmedalshaf)
As the numbers of COVID-19 patients have been growing worldwide, countries have been implementing regulations which limit travel abroad.
UAE, , Kuwait and several other countries have suspended international flights.
The current number of cases worldwide has surpassed 800,000, with over 42,000 deaths and more that 178,000 recoveries.
