Audio By Carbonatix
Egypt has reopened major tourist attractions including the Great Pyramids of Giza after a three-month closure.
The pyramids were the country's first tourist attraction to reopen, along with the Egyptian Museum next to Cairo's Tahrir Square.
The country closed its airports to scheduled international flights and shut famous historical sites in mid-March due to coronavirus pandemic.
It has now restarted international flights.
Egypt's tourism industry, which accounts for a fifth of GDP and employs some three million people, has suffered a big blow from the coronavirus closures.
On the first day after reopening, only a few visitors were spotted at the normally packed site of Giza.
“It’s a pretty place, this is where we see the symbol of Egypt and this is why we come here,” tourist Ravalonandrasana Maurice told Reuters.
Authorities are now hoping holidaymakers will fly to the sites after the travel restrictions were lifted.
Egypt has recorded more than 68,000 cases and nearly 3,000 deaths from coronavirus.
Latest Stories
-
The cocoa conundrum: Why Ghana’s farmers are poor despite making the world’s best chocolate
1 hour -
Powerful cyclone kills at least 31 as it tears through Madagascar port
2 hours -
GoldBod summons 6 gold service providers over compliance exercise
2 hours -
Power disruption expected in parts of Accra West as ECG conducts maintenance
2 hours -
Police investigate alleged arson attack at Alpha Hour Church
3 hours -
Heavy Sunday downpour wrecks Denyaseman SHS, schools, communities in Bekwai Municipality
3 hours -
Ridge Hospital is in critical condition – GMTF Boss appeals to corporate Ghana
3 hours -
Introduce long term measures to tackle challenges in cocoa sector – IERPP to government
3 hours -
Agricultural Economist proposes blended financing model to support cocoa sector
4 hours -
NPP MP warns against reducing producer price as government rolls out cocoa reforms
4 hours -
Tano North MP urges halt to grain exports over food glut
4 hours -
Farmers hopeful as government moves to expedite cocoa payments
5 hours -
Tensions at Agbogbloshie market women oppose AMA drain cleaning exercise, items confiscated
5 hours -
Lyse Doucet: In Tehran, rallies for Iran’s revolution overshadowed by discontent and defiance
5 hours -
Education Minister orders full audit of free sanitary pads in schools over quality concerns
5 hours