Hundreds of flights cancelled as Shanghai tackles coronavirus outbreak, East Asia

BEIJING (AFP) – Hundreds of flights at one of China’s busiest airports were cancelled Tuesday (Nov 24) as Shanghai raced to bring a local coronavirus outbreak under control. Health officials have tested thousands of staff at Pudong International Airport since a small clutch of Covid-19 cases in the city was linked to several cargo handlers. China – where the virus first emerged late last year – has largely brought the pandemic under control through travel restrictions and lockdowns, but it is now battling a number of domestic outbreaks in different cities. Shanghai has reported seven local infections linked to the…