Greece has suspended flight operations to and from Qatar as it got hit with a shocker when some plane passengers tested positive after landing in Athens, capital of the country.
The passengers, 12 of 91 on board tested negative before they left Doha, the Qatari capital.
“Following these epidemiological facts, flights from and to Qatar are suspended until June 15,” the agency said in a statement.
Qatar Airways claimed that all the passengers on Flight QA203 had tested negative to coronavirus during pre-flight checks.
In its statement, airline operator said: “Upon arrival in Doha and before boarding the flight to Athens, all passengers were screened and tested according to the procedures and established health protocols and were found suitable to continue their journey.”
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection said in a press release on Sunday that one person was a Greek national coming from Japan, two were Greek nationals coming from Australia and nine were Pakistani nationals, coming from the Pakistani city of Gujrat, who have a Greek residence permit.
Those who tested positive for coronavirus have been scheduled for quarantine for 14 days.
Those who have tested negative will be quarantined for 7 days to see if they will test positive or not.