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More foreign embassies evacuate their nationals from Nairobi over coronavirus fears

More foreign embassies in Nairobi continued to evacuate their citizens in fear of coronavirus spread.

On Monday, more than 100 foreigners from Japan and South Korea are scheduled to leave Nairobi for their countries in hired private jets. Sources said the foreigners are among thousands who have left the country and the region at large in the past week. Last week, dozens of Germans left Mombasa in a hired jet for their country.

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