Three weeks before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, China has suspended 26 air routes - including 4 from the United States and others from cities such as Melbourne, Frankfurt, Paris, Vancouver, Toronto, Milan and Cairo - due to Covid infections. -19.
The measure, announced by the civil aviation authority, aims to reduce the risks of imported cases, especially after the tensions that emerged in Shanghai, which yesterday reported 5 cases.
The stop, starting January 24, includes two flights each by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, whose last flights carried, respectively, 7 and 9 passengers who tested positive.
China recorded a total of 201 cases yesterday, including 143 of local transmission and 58 imported, according to updates from the National Health Commission.
Of the 143 internal infections, 98 emerged in Henan, 34 in Tianjin, 8 in Shaanxi, 2 in Shanghai and one in Guangdong.
The 58 imported cases, on the other hand, relate to 9 provinces.
In Shanghai, in addition to the 5 confirmed and asymptomatic cases, another 9 suspects from abroad were identified.
The Commission spoke of 42 new asymptomatics globally.
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