Hong Kong will suspend for a month transit flights from around 150 countries and territories considered high risk because of the coronavirus, deepening the global financial hub's isolation.
The move comes as the city has seen around 50 cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant since the end of last year.
The measure was taken "in order to control the spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant," it said.Last week, it banned incoming flights from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Britain and the United States, including interchanges. In recent weeks, authorities have tightened quarantine restrictions on air crew and reintroduced curbs on social life.
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