Japanese ANA Airline Extends Flight Suspension To China's Virus-Hit Wuhan Until End Of Feb
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published January 29, 2020 | 10:00 AM
TOKYO (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 29th January, 2020) Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) airline announced the extension of flight suspension to the Chinese city of Wuhan from January 31 until the end of February over the outbreak and spread of the new coronavirus, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.
Last week, the company said it would cancel flights until January 31.
Japan has registered on Tuesday the first case of the new deadly coronavirus in a person who had no record of traveling to China. According to the media outlet, it was a Japanese bus driver in his 60s, who had no history of staying in China. He drove, twice in January, Chinese tourists, who had come to Japan from Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus.
As of now, a total of seven people have been infected with coronavirus in Japan.
The previously unknown type of the virus was first detected in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late December but later spread to other major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Macao, and Hong Kong. As of Wednesday, a total of 5,974 infection cases and 132 deaths have been confirmed in China, according to the country's National Health Commission. Chinese health officials expect the spread of the virus to peak in 7-10 days, but say there would not be significant rate growth, despite some media outlets speculating that the figures may skyrocket up to 100,000 cases.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
Two Kyiv hospitals evacuating over feared Russian strikes
World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts
Charles & Catherine's cancer diagnoses
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
King Charles to resume some public duties during cancer treatment: palace
US defense chief announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
Heavy rains cause damage to Spezand-Taftan railway track
Woman stabbed in Israel, attacker killed: police
More Stories From World
-
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - collated
22 minutes ago -
PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans scores
22 minutes ago -
Sudanese filmmakers shine light on war's 'silent problems'
22 minutes ago -
NFL will allow players to wear Guardian Cap helmets in games
7 hours ago -
Football: German Bundesliga table
7 hours ago -
Football: Italian Serie A result
7 hours ago
-
Football: German Bundesliga results
7 hours ago -
US troops to leave Chad in second African state withdrawal
7 hours ago -
Plastics pollution may be solved without production cap: Canada minister
7 hours ago -
Biden stalls on menthol cigarette ban fearing Black vote backlash
7 hours ago -
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
7 hours ago -
6,000 French police to welcome Olympic torch amid bonus boost
8 hours ago