Portugal suspends Italy flights due to coronavirus


  • World
  • Wednesday, 11 Mar 2020

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal on Tuesday suspended all passenger flights to and from Italy for 14 days starting on Wednesday as a preventative measure to stem the spread of coronavirus.

The move came a day after Portugal's government initially suspended flights to Italy's most affected northern regions. It expanded the suspension to the whole country due to the "evolution" of coronavirus there, a government statement said.

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