Ethiopia tightened coronavirus measures on Monday, banning travelers with Covid-19 positive status from entering the country for an indefinite time.
The new measures were introduced as the country grappled with an "alarming" increase in the number of cases, the Health Ministry said in a statement last Thursday.
Earlier, travelers would have to self-isolate or quarantine, accordingly, travelers known to be positive for coronavirus will not be allowed to enter Ethiopia.
Any person without a mask or any group of people making physical contact will be arrested as the law enforcement bodies will tighten monitoring.
Violators may face up to three years behind bars and fines, the statement said.
A Horn of Africa country with more than 110 million people, Ethiopia has so far recorded 200,500 cases, 2,801 deaths and 154,323 recoveries.
