The National Government has approved a protocol for the repatriation for minors who are overseas without their parents, pregnant women, people with disabilities and the elderly. The document establishes specific responsibilities for the various government entities that have jurisdiction in this situation, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Government and the General Directorate of Civil Aviation.

Operations at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito remain open, with the restrictions established by the Government of Ecuador and the Municipality of Quito to stop the spread of Covid-19. Humanitarian flights to repatriate foreigners from Ecuador to Europe are being carried out normally from the Quito airport.

• Corporación Quiport, the concessionaire responsible for the general management of the airport, constantly promotes joint work strategies with domestic and international airlines to increase connectivity. This makes Quito International Airport an attractive and safe place for operations, with high levels of service.  

As of Tuesday, March 17 to Sunday, March 22, a total of 14 humanitarian flights carrying passengers abroad will have departed from the Quito International Airport, allowing the repatriation of nearly three thousand people, most of them European citizens or residents.

The Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito, using its powers to oversee the city's airport service and in accordance with the decrees of the National Government, confirmed that international arrivals at the Mariscal Sucre International Airport of flights with passengers whose final or intermediate destination is the city of Quito will not be allowed.

Yesterday, January 30, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China a public health emergency of international concern.