Posted on 06/23/2021 8:25:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
SHENZHEN, China—Direct flights from the southern city of Shenzhen to Beijing have been suspended until at least July 1, booking apps showed, ahead of celebrations for the Chinese Communist Party’s founding in the capital on that date.
China’s most populous province Guangdong is battling a COVID-19 outbreak, with 170 confirmed local cases between May 21 and June 21. No new confirmed local cases were reported for June 22.
Of the cases, eight were recorded in Shenzhen, while 146 were reported in the provincial capital Guangzhou, though direct flights were still available to Beijing as of Wednesday, booking apps such as CTrip and Fliggy showed.
A Shenzhen government official who declined to be identified and two airline representatives confirmed flights from Shenzhen to the capital had been suspended.
Flights to other mainland destinations appeared to be operating as normal.
The airport in Foshan city, which borders Guangzhou and has seen 12 cases in the last month, announced that it was suspending all flights until July 7 due to the pandemic.
The Chinese city of Wuhan was the initial epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, which first emerged there in late 2019.
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Boomerang.
Uh-oh. Here we go again. International lockdowns, facemasks, and more magic vaccines.
Yes, this is why the Soviets and Americans decided that biowarfare is a bad idea.
Too easy for the bugs to get loose in your own country.
Not to worry. The healthcare industry has spent the last 18 months building out facilities and training caregivers to deal with any “surges” in the China Virus.
Hasn’t it?
China doesn't care. They have PLENTY of people. So what if a few million die? They don't care.
I get the feeling Beijing is having releasers remorse.
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