ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have temporarily suspended flights from Qatar until June 15, after 12 people on a flight from Doha tested positive for the coronavirus.
Authorities have quarantined all 91 passengers from the flight that landed Monday.
International flights to Greece are currently only allowed into Athens, with all passengers subject to compulsory coronavirus tests.
The Civil Protection Agency said Tuesday nine of the passengers who tested positive were Pakistani nationals with residence permits in Greece, two were Greek citizens coming from Australia and one was a Japanese national from a Greek-Japanese family.
Greece currently has a very low coronavirus rate, with 179 deaths and just over 2,900 confirmed positive cases.
Health authorities announced zero deaths on Tuesday, and 19 new confirmed positive cases, including the 12 from the Doha flight.
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