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Authorities changed the so-called circuit-breaker mechanism for airline bans, cutting to 1 week the period that incoming flights will be suspended if they carry 5 Covid-positive passengers, or 4 per cent of the total, said a statement posted on website of Civil Aviation Administration of China. Flights that arrive with 8 per cent of passengers infected will be halted for 2 weeks. China shortened the length of suspensions for inbound airline flights that carry passengers infected with Covid-19, the latest sign that the nation may be ready to ease virus-control measures for international travellers. The change, starting Sunday (Aug 7),...
