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Dubai bans flights from Kenya for 48 hours

An Emirates Airlines plane taxis on the tarmac at the Dubai International Airport. PHOTO | REUTERS

By  BONFACE OTIENO

Dubai has banned all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya for the next 48 hours amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.

The new directive took effect today, December 20, 2021, at 9.30 am Kenyan time.

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