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Hong Kong extends ban on flights from eight countries, adds Nepal
The other countries are Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan and Philippines.bookmark
Reuters
Published at : February 11, 2022
Updated at : February 11, 2022 17:38
Hong Kong
Hong Kong on Friday extended a ban on incoming flights from eight countries, including the United States and Britain, and imposed one on Nepal until March 4, with the government citing concerns over a growing Covid-19 outbreak.
The other countries are Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan and Philippines.
Flights to Hong Kong are down 90% and hardly any are allowed to transit as the financial hub isolates itself from the world in the hope it can contain a coronavirus outbreak, even though new infections are overwhelmingly local transmissions.