China has greatly limited the spread of Covid-19 within its borders, but authorities remain very vigilant about the risk of "imported" virus cases.
Beijing, China:
China on Thursday suspended flights to and from Britain after reporting a new, more contagious strain of the coronavirus.
China has greatly limited the spread of Covid-19 within its borders, but authorities remain extremely vigilant about the risk of "imported" virus cases.
"Given the exceptional nature of the virus mutation and its potential impact ... China suspended flights between China and the UK after a full assessment," Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Winbin said in a briefing. routine.
Faced with growing concern about the new strain of the virus, Ireland, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium suspended flights to the UK earlier this week.
Turkey and Canada have also banned flights from Great Britain for an indefinite period.
International airlines are largely limited to one flight per week per foreign city. The new flight ban will prevent Chinese citizens residing in Britain from returning to China.
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