Did Egypt move too fast to receive tourists in light of COVID-19? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Alaa Omran

Alaa Omran

Jul 6, 2020

This picture taken on June 20, 2020 shows a view of an EgyptAir Airbus A320neo aircraft on the tarmac at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, in the Red Sea resort city at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images) — This picture taken on June 20, 2020, shows a view of an EgyptAir Airbus A320neo aircraft on the tarmac at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, in the Red Sea resort city at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images

Egyptian officials wearing face masks against the coronavirus are pictured near an EgyptAir Airbus A320 neo aircraft at Hurghada Airport, Egypt, June 18, 2020.

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An EgyptAir plane lands on the runway of the Capital International Airport, a new airport built for Egypt's new capital, known as the New Administrative Capital (NAC), east of Cairo, Egypt July 9, 2019. Picture taken July 9, 2019. REUTERS/Hayam Adel - RC15C51DE710

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