Coronavirus: here are the airlines and places restricting travel to and from China
- More than 50 airlines have halted flights to and from mainland China as coronavirus infections continue to soar
- Countries such as Singapore, Australia and the US have banned the entry of non-citizens who have travelled to China in the last 14 days
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has so far said that such limits on trade and travel are not needed to control the spread of the virus. Here are the airlines, countries and territories that have travel restrictions on China, updated as of 1pm on February 6.
Hong Kong and Macau
Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon together will cut 783 flights per week in February and 835 per week in March. Some 90 per cent of the group’s reduction falls on mainland China services. The airlines will only fly to Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, and Chengdu.
Cathay Pacific’s flights to New York will rise from 11 to 14 a week, while Vancouver flights will double to 14 in February and remain 10 in March.
Visitors from Hubei – the central Chinese province of which Wuhan is the capital – and people who have visited the area are banned from entry.
Macau has banned the entry of Wuhan and Hubei residents without a medical declaration stating they are not carrying the virus. All other visitors to the city are being required to fill out health declaration forms.