Coronavirus: latest updates as UAE suspends China flights – The National

Coronavirus: latest updates as UAE suspends China flights – The National

Abu Dhabi, UAEMonday 3 February 2020. Coronavirus: latest updates as UAE suspends China flights. The decision to suspend all flights barring routes from Beijing follows reports that the worldwide death toll has now passed 360. The UAE has become the latest country to impose travel restrictions to and from China as the deadly coronavirus outbreak has spread to at least 23 countries and infected more than 17,000 people.. The World Health Organisation said no new countries have reported a case of the respiratory virus in over 24 hours, but the first death outside China was confirmed in the Philippines.. The death toll on Monday evening was more than 360.. Governments around the world are imposing strict restrictions on travellers from China in an effort to contain the spread of the disease.. UAE health authorities confirmed there are five cases of the 2019-nCoV respiratory virus in the country..