New Delhi: Amid the deadly coronavirus break out in China's Wuhan city, Air India has suspended its Mumbai-Delhi-Shanghai flight from 31 January to 14 February, the airline said on Wednesday.
"AI 348/349- Mumbai-Delhi-Shanghai flight has been cancelled from 31 January to 14 February. #coronavirus," Air India tweeted.
#FlyAI : The flight operations between Delhi and Hongkong is reduced to three days from 31st January 2020 to 14th February 2020.
Now between aforementioned dates maximum 7 flights may operate from Delhi & Hongkong.— Air India (@airindiain) January 29, 2020
The airline has waived the cancellation charges for travel to and from Shanghai and Hong Kong.
"Cancellation charges for travel to/from Shanghai and Hong Kong on Air India flights are waived off with immediate effect till further notice," read another tweet of Air India.
The Union Health Ministry has also issued an advisory to Indian travellers asking them to avoid travelling to China unless very necessary.
So far, no Indian has been reported to be infected with the deadly Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) that was detected in China's Wuhan and has spread to other parts of the world too. It has claimed over 100 lives so far.
Coronaviruses (nCoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.
Common symptoms of nCoV infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, the infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.
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