Authorities in Cyprus were on high alert after being informed that a private jet arriving at Larnaca airport was assessed as a high risk for COVID-19 coronavirus.
According to the announcement, "the Ministry of Health informs that four passengers on the private jet that arrived today in Cyprus via Israel maybe have been infected with the coronavirus."
Out of the four people, one was considered high risk and was transferred to the specially designed Nicosia General Hospital site for further evaluation.
The Ministry of Health will release the results to the media when they become available early Saturday morning (Cyprus time).
This is a developing news story.
