Coronavirus: man refused boarding on repatriation flight to Romania after showing symptoms

Larnaca airport had to disinfect certain areas on Saturday after man showed symptoms of coronavirus who went there to board a flight to Romania.

The 47-year-old man was refused boarding by the airline operating a repatriation flight to Bucharest, at 11am.

He was subsequently examined by a health professional at the airport after he showed symptoms similar to Covid-19. The man felt weak and had a cough.

An ambulance took him to Larnaca general hospital for further testing.

According to media reports, the charted flight departed at 12pm, carrying 149 passengers stranded on the island during the pandemic.

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