The Yemeni Minister of Interior, Ahmed Al-Misari, directed on Sunday, to take the necessary measures to prevent the flow of refugees from the Horn of Africa countries into the country.
Al-Misari instructed the Coast Guard Authority to take the necessary measures to block the flow of illegal refugees from the countries of the Horn of Africa, as part of the precautionary measures taken to confront the Corona virus.
He stressed to all security services the need to strengthen precautionary measures to face the potential risks of the spread of the Corona virus, which is sweeping many countries of the world.
The directives of the Minister of the Interior came in anticipation of the Corona outbreak in Yemen, which has not recorded any cases of the virus so far.
The Yemeni government had taken measures in face of Corona virus, including closing air and ground ports and suspending education process in schools and universities.