March 10 (SeeNews) - The Slovenian government said on Tuesday it is temporarily banning passenger flights from coronavirus-hit countries, aiming to prevent the further spread of the novel virus in the small Adriatic state.
The temporary ban is being imposed upon a proposal of the health ministry and includes aircraft coming from Italy, China, South Korea and Iran, the government said in a statement.
Mail, cargo and other aircraft returning to Slovenia without passengers are exempt of the ban, the statement reads.
At the same time, the number of infected people in the country rose to 31 by midday on Tuesday, state news agency STA quoted health minister Ales Sabeder as saying.
On Monday, the government in Ljubljana said it is preparing a set of measures worth 998 million euro ($1.13 billion) to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus on the economy, including short- and long-term measures such as tax deferrals, state guarantees and credit lines, mostly from existing financial facilities.
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