Shanghai reported 18 additional Chinese coronavirus patients who originated abroad and zero locally-transmitted infections on Sunday, local health authorities said on Monday morning. All the imported patients were Chinese flying in from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Civil Aviation Administration of China issued a four-week suspension offlights to limit the number of imported infected patients. Since June, China has eased its travel restrictions, in place since the coronavirus outbreak, provided the risk of imported coronavirus cases is managed. Airlines are asked to suspend flights on a China-bound route for a week if at least five passengers test positive for the virus.

Source: The Standard August 10, 2020 06:45 UTC