Egypt suspends all air travel across country's airports from Thursday to March 31 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Reuters reported referring to country's PM Mostafa Madbouly.

Hotels and tourist facilities are closing in Egypt, he told reporters. According to him, tourists currently in the country will be able to complete their vacation.

Egypt closed schools and universities for two weeks on Sunday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as the number of cases rose to 126 on Sunday. Two people have died.