Foreign Ministry: Over 29,000 Ukrainians return from Egypt already

In particular, 25,016 Ukrainian citizens flew from Sharm el-Sheikh; 4,139 people – from Hurghada.

"The Embassy continues to facilitate the departure from Egypt of those citizens of Ukraine who arrived in the country not as part of tourist groups. If possible, such citizens are evacuated by charter flights with vacant seats," Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry press service posted on Facebook.

As reported, the national lockdown was introduced in Ukraine until April 3 to counteract the spread of Covid-19 coronavirus infection. In particular, educational establishments and all shops except groceries, pharmacies, gas stations and banks were closed. The operation of subways in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipro was suspended. The intercity and interregional road, rail and air passenger transportation was stopped. In addition, the foreigners are banned from entering Ukraine and the international passenger services are suspended.

Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Kryklii stated that Ukraine would return its citizens even after the closure of air services and borders.

As of 10:00 on March 21, Ukraine confirmed 41 cases of COVID-19. Fifteen new cases were detected in the last 24 hours.

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