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· The Democratic Republic of Congo has reopened its airspace
· It remained closed for nearly five months due to Coronavirus pandemic
· The first commercial passenger flight landed on DRC capital on Saturday complying with the new airline protocols
The Democratic Republic of Congo has reopened its airspace. It remained closed for nearly five months due to Coronavirus pandemic The first commercial passenger flight landed on DRC capital on Saturday complying with the new airline protocols. The passengers disembarked were subjected to testing of temperature and mandatory hand washing with chlorinated water.
On the runway, the travelers were separated by a metre before the first commercial flight from Ndjili airport in Kinshasa took off as apart of the physical distancing. The DRC has so far recorded 9,638 Covid-19 cases and 239 deaths since the first cases were declared on 10 March.
DRC had seen protests by hundreds of demonstrators as it imposed lockdown on account of the pandemic. Several demonstrators died due to police firing. Demonstrations erupted on account of sudden loss of employment and livelihood of the people. The demonstrators were heard shouting lifting of the ban and opening of the market places to help them earn their livelihood
