Tajikistan closes all its airports due to coronavirus concerns

Tajikistan has closed all its airports due to coronavirus concerns.  All airlines have been notified that Tajik airport will not accept flights.  The Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan has sent a relevant letter to all domestic air carriers and foreign airlines operating flights to Tajikistan, notifying them of shutting down the country’s […]

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Tajikistan has closed all its airports due to coronavirus concerns.  All airlines have been notified that Tajik airport will not accept flights. 

The Civil Aviation Agency under the Government of Tajikistan has sent a relevant letter to all domestic air carriers and foreign airlines operating flights to Tajikistan, notifying them of shutting down the country’s airports.

The letter, in particular, notes that the airports will be closed at midnight on March 19-120 for the purpose of preventing the spread of coronavirus and providing safety of citizens of Tajikistan.   

As of March 20, there were no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Tajikistan.  1,890 people were reportedly quarantine din the country from February 1 to February 18 and 1,426 of them have already been released. 

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