Turkish Airlines cancelled flights to China

Turkish flag carrier Turkish Airlines extends China flight ban as coronavirus toll climbs.

Turkish Airlines, last week said it was halting its China Flights, until 9 February. In an updated statement Turkish Airlines announced that it is suspending flights to four Chinese destinations until at the end of February amid the corona virus outbreak.

At least 361 people have died and 17,205 have been sickened by the novel coronavirus, according to the latest figures from China’s National Health Commission. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that outside of China there are 151 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in 23 countries, including the first ex-China death, in the Philippines.