Flights from China have been suspended for 10 days by the High Court in Kenya due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. The order ...
Flights from China have been suspended for 10 days by the High Court in Kenya due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus.
The order was issued by Justice James Makau after three cases were filed on Friday against the Kenyan government.
The cases were filed at the High Court by the Law Society of Kenya, two doctors, and a lawyer. The petitioners, who sued Cabinet Secretaries for Health, Transport and Interior, Kenya Airports Authority and the Attorney-General wanted the court to bar travellers from China and other coronavirus hotspots from entering the country.
The petitioners pointed out that a China Southern Airlines plane landed in Nairobi on Wednesday with 239 passengers contrary to the global travel advisory issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in mitigating risks against the spread of the virus.
They also claimed that the landing of the Chinese plane amidst coronavirus fears caused anxiety and psychological trauma among Kenyans.
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