Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that the train and ferry services would be suspended from Thursday, while the number of flights to the mainland would be halved.
: Hong Kong is suspending all cross border high speed rail and ferry services and limiting flights to mainland China as it seeks to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.
Personal travel permits for mainland China would also be suspended, she said in an address as she wore a facemask,Hong Kong has been weighing up several options for limiting the flow of people between the mainland and the hub. Around 400 people from Hubei who have tried to enter this week have been denied entry, theSome 106 people have died, while 4,614 cases have been reported of the pneumonia-like virus, mostly in mainland China.
The disease is spread through droplets from coughing and sneezing and is believed to have originated from illegally traded animals in a Wuhan food market. Early symptoms include coughing, fever, and breathing difficulties.from the mainland transiting through Hong Kong International Airport, a major transport hub. However, that plan has been met with resistance from local airlines.
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