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Egypt, Jordan pay for luxury quarantine to rein in coronavirus

Hotels and resorts in Egypt have welcomed people who have to be quarantined or who want to self-isolate; in Jordan, the government paid for Jordanians to be quarantined in Dead Sea resorts to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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Jordanian newlyweds pose with flowers at the entrance of a Dead Sea resort where they have been in quarantine for 14 days in Jordan, March 30, 2020. — Khalil Mazraawi/Pool via REUTERS

Egyptian hotels and resorts, which are feeling the pinch as tourist arrivals stopped with the suspension of flights, may target self-quarantining guests to make ends meet. Egypt suspended all flights as of March 19 as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19. On March 24, it extended the suspension for two more weeks.

Some hotels and resorts may also bank on Egyptians who choose to self-isolate as a result of the spread of the novel coronavirus across the country.

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