Things get serious in China: hundreds of flights canceled in Shenzen
The southern coastal province of Guangdong appears to be the epicenter of new coronavirus cases hitting China. Now Shenzhen Airport has also canceled hundreds of flights and tightened entry controls .
Shenzhen health officials said an employee of a restaurant at Shenzhen Baoan International Airport was infected with the "Delta strain, a variant described as rapidly spreading, with a high viral load and a short incubation period," according to South China Morning Post.
The woman tested positive during a test for airport personnel conducted Thursday, according to health officials. China on Friday reported 30 new infections, including six local transmissions in the southern province of Guangdong, where Shenzhen is located.
As we noted, infections at nearby Yantian International Container Terminal, a deep-sea port in Shenzhen about an hour east of the airport, have been running at 40% capacity after a recent surge in infections. This resulted in significant port congestion. The largest container line in the world, Maersk, warned last week that congestion in Yantian is worse than the closure of the Suez Canal in March.
VariFlight flight tracker data shows 400 inbound and outbound flights were canceled on Friday. More are expected on Saturday.
Chen Bin, deputy director of the Guangzhou health commission, said there is still a high threat of an epidemic in the community. He warned against easing lockdown measures and said residents in locked areas would be tested regularly to prevent a spread.
All this highlights how China, always seen as one of the countries with the best response to Covid-19, is actually an Achilles' heel that risks having very heavy repercussions on the economies of half the world even with the risk of inflationary flare-ups. imported.
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