Tunisian Airlines announced the return of its flights to Algeria, starting from next Monday, June 07, 2021, after it was suspended due to the “Covid-19” pandemic.
The company stated, in a statement yesterday, Tuesday, that travelers to Algeria must present during registration, a negative laboratory analysis of Covid-19, not exceeding 36 hours before the date of departure.
In March 2020, Algeria decided to close its land, sea and air borders, after the outbreak of the epidemic, amid the continued evacuation of citizens stranded abroad.
On May 14, the Algerian Minister of Health, Abdel Rahman Benbouzid, said that Algeria will reopen its closed borders for more than a year, to Algerian and foreign arrivals, but according to “very strict” conditions.
He said, “We have given our directions, according to the directions of the Scientific Committee, so that we will soon allow entry to Algerians or foreigners, but under very strict procedures.”
He explained that one of the most important conditions for entering Algeria is “presenting a PCR test for a period of less than 36 hours, while submitting to our tests that we trust.”
He said, “Whoever turns out to be positive, is subject to quarantine for 10 days.”
It should be noted that ,for the epidemiological situation in Algeria, the number of Coronavirus infections reached 127 thousand, with 3,418 deaths, and more than 80,000 people have recovered.
