China orders suspension of some U.S. flights

China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks.

  • Due to ‘numerous passengers’ testing positive for COVID-19.
  • China’s aviation regulator has mandated the cancellations of eight total scheduled U.S. passenger airline flights for Shanghai under its COVID-19 pandemic rules: four by United Airlines and two each from Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and American Airlines.

HK airport will ban transit passengers from around 150 countries.

  • suspension will start on January 15 and be throughout o February 14 (may be extended)

There are plenty of small restrictions all adding up to slow economic activity.