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Korean Air cabin crew member tests positive, Singapore Airlines freezes hiring
Published Mon, Feb 24 20207:05 PM EST
Updated 8 min ago
Weizhen Tan@weizent
Key Points
- China’s National Health Commission reported 508 new confirmed cases and 71 new deaths, as of Feb. 24.
- South Korea reported a jump of 60 new cases, bringing the country’s total to 893 infected.
- Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged 3.97% in early trade as it returned from a holiday, following a selloff in U.S. stocks overnight.
- Twelve people died and 61 have been infected with the coronavirus in Iran, Tehran’s health ministry said.
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All times below are in Beijing time.
12:55 pm: Korean Air cabin crew member tests positive
A cabin crew member of Korean Air has tested positive for the coronavirus, the South Korean airline said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
Details of the routes and flights where the crew member were on were not immediately available, the report said. That has caused the airline to shut its office near the Incheon International Airport at the city’s capital Seoul.
12:35 pm: Singapore Airlines freezes hiring
Singapore Airlines has frozen hiring for all ground positions, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, it said in a statement.
The flag carrieradded it will implement any additional measures needed, but “will not do anything that compromises the SIA Group’s long-term competitiveness.”
cnbc.com/2020/02/25/coronavirus-latest-updates-china-asia-markets.html
