BEIJING: The airport at China’s southern city of Shenzhen cancelled hundreds of flights and also tightened entrance controls Saturday following a restaurant worker tested positive for its Delta coronavirus version.
Anyone going into the facility has to demonstrate a negative virus evaluation from the previous 48 hoursShenzhen Airport Group said in an announcement on its official WeChat social networking accounts.
City health officials said that a 21-year-old waitress in Shenzhen Baoan International Airport was infected with the Delta version of this virus.
The girl tested positive during a regular test for airport employees ran Thursday, he said.
Shenzhen, a Chinese town nearby Hong Kong, is now also home to several of Asia’s largest technology firms such as telecoms equipment manufacturer Huawei and gambling giant Tencent.
China on Friday reported 30 brand new coronavirus instances, such as six local broadcasts from the southern province of Guangdong in which Shenzhen is situated.
The airport entrance limitations came into effect in the pm local time Saturday (0500 GMT).
Almost 400 flights and from the airport have been cancelled Friday, information from flight tracker VariFlight revealed.
Dozens of flights scheduled on Saturday afternoon were also decreased.
Passengers would get refunds in their tickets with no punishment the airport authority said.
Countless Shenzhen residents are tested for the virus in recent weeks following a little outbreak in the town’s port earlier this season.