Ceiba Intercontinental Airlines
(Malabo, Equatorial Guinea) despite concerns about the spreading Ebola
virus, has resumed regional flights to Abidjan, Accra, Cotonou,
Dakar and Lomé. The flights were suspended in August due to fears the
virus would spread further. A press release was issued by the
government:
Equatorial Guinea has resumed regional flights to neighboring African
countries by its national air carrier, Ceiba Intercontinental, after
taking control measures to safeguard public health.
The temporary suspension of the Ceiba Intercontinental flights was a
precautionary measure adopted by the government, but it resumed the
flights after it obtained
equipment to detect and confront a possible
Ebola outbreak. The flights were resumed in order to break the isolation
of the affected neighboring countries, which need commercial air
service in order to receive supplies and maintain commercial ties with
the rest of the continent.
The Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has invested more
than 1 million Euros in the acquisition of healthcare materials,
including ambulatory hospitals, ambulances, thermographic cameras for
the airports of Malabo and Bata, protection suits, disinfection
material, waterproof boots, protection glasses and laser thermometers,
among other articles, aimed at confronting a possible Ebola outbreak in
the country. Two quarantine areas and specially equipped isolation
chambers have also been prepared in the cities of Malabo and Bata.
After verifying the size of the current Ebola outbreak, which has
already caused the deaths of some 2,400 persons, the Government of
Equatorial Guinea created a special committee for the control and
prevention of this disease, and has organized awareness tours on Ebola
throughout the entire national territory.
Equatorial Guinea also made a gesture of solidarity to its neighbors
earlier this month, when President Obiang announced the donation of 2
million U.S. dollars to the WHO as a grant for the programs to combat
Ebola. He made the announcement during the ceremony to present the
UNESCO-Equatorial Guinean Prize for Research in Life Sciences.
Copyright Photo: Bernie Leighton/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 737-8FB 3C-LLY (msn 41157) arrives at Paine Field on a test flight before its delivery.
Ceiba Intercontinental:
Travel and Tourism Society of Tanzania
Travel and Tourism Society of Tanzania is an organization that deals with promotion, support and fostering of development that creates mutual benefits among stakeholders of the travel and tourism industry
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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