Hong Kong bans flights from Britain over new virus strain


HONG KONG (AFP): Hong Kong on Monday (Dec 21) said it would ban all flights from Britain following the discovery of a new and highly infectious strain of the coronavirus there.

"From midnight there will be no more passenger flights arriving in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom," health secretary Sophia Chan told reporters.

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