Hong Kong extends ban on flights from India, eight other countries

A flight attendant walks under an information board at the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport (REUTERS) — A flight attendant walks under an information board at the arrivals hall of Hong Kong International Airport **(REUTERS)**

1 min read . Updated: 11 Feb 2022, 03:58 PM IST Reuters

Flights to Hong Kong are down 90% and hardly any are allowed to transit as the financial hub isolates itself from the world

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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.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.

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