China: Shanghai links two of latest virus cases to cargo container from abroad


Workers in protective suits are seen at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a parking lot of Shanghai Pudong International Airport, after new cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Shanghai, China, on Sunday (Nov 22, 2020). - Reuters

SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Nov 23 (Reuters): The first of Shanghai's latest coronavirus infections emerged in airport cargo handlers who cleaned a container that arrived on a flight from North America, city officials said on Monday, as it battles a surge of cases among airport workers.

The news comes as aviation data provider Variflight flagged cancellation of more than 40% of Monday's flights at the Chinese business hub's Pudong airport, one of the world's busiest and a key gateway for international flights during the pandemic.

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