As the death toll from coronavirus rises above 100, companies are restricting travel to China for their employees. HSBC banned all staff travel to Hong Kong and mainland China, while Facebook too announced a travel suspension
) said it plans to evacuate its Japanese staff and their families in Wuhan via a government-chartered flight.
South Korean budget carrier Air Seoul said it will halt all flights to China, while Taiwan’s China Airlines announced a further rescheduling of its flights to China from Friday to Feb. 10, cancelling five flights and rearranging the schedules of others.Germany’s Lufthansa said on Monday bookings for its flights to and from China were slightly subdued due to the coronavirus outbreak.
FILE PHOTO: Facebook branding is seen in a workspace at the company's offices in London, Britain, January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville But this could be updated if there were major flight cancellations throughout China and more disruptions to ground transport, including rail, International SOS Regional Security Director James Robertson said.
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