Hong Kong will droop flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for 2 weeks after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 pressure was detected within the Asian monetary hub for the primary time, authorities mentioned in a press release late on Sunday.
The three nations could be categorized as “extremely high risk” after there had been a number of imported instances carrying the pressure into Hong Kong previously 14 days, the federal government mentioned.
The metropolis reported 30 new coronavirus instances on Sunday, 29 of which had been imported, marking the very best day by day toll since March 15. Hong Kong has recorded over 11,600 instances in whole and 209 deaths.
Hong Kong authorities have been urging residents to get vaccinated for coronavirus with solely round 9% of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million residents vaccinated to date.
The authorities final week widened the town’s vaccine scheme to incorporate these aged between 16 to 29 years previous for the primary time, as they purpose to spice up lacklustre demand for inoculations amongst residents. learn extra
Airlines impacted by Hong Kong’s ban on travellers from India, Pakistan and the Philippines embody carriers equivalent to Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, Vistara and Cebu Pacific.