Shafaq News / The General Company for Iraqi Airways confirmed on Sunday that it is continuing to evacuate Iraqis from countries infected with   new Corona virus in light of the commitment to preventive measures in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend granting the entry visas to seven countries where the outbreak of Corona virus has occurred, while preventing Iraqis from traveling to them.

The company said in a statement today that it makes clear to the public opinion and all media institutions and the concerned authorities, their full commitment to the decision of the Diwan Committee No. (55) for (2020), which included preventing citizens from traveling to the countries where Corona virus was spread, and that the national carrier’s trips to those countries were allocated to evacuate Iraqis and diplomatic missions exclusively.

The statement added that the Ministry of Health is adopting in coordination with the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority, the task of undertaking the necessary health measures towards all Iraqi arrivals from those countries to Iraqi territories in order to reduce the risk of the spread of Corona virus.

In its statement, the General Company for Iraqi Airways called for accuracy in transferring information and obtaining it from its official sources.