Amid Coronavirus outbreak, German Airline Lufthansa to ground 150 flights

German airline Lufthansa will ground 150 flights due to coronavirus outbreak, a spokesperson for company said on March 4. According to reports, Lufthansa will ground 150 aircraft out of its fleet of around 770 due to sudden escalation of coronavirus cases in Europe. latest development came after Lufthansa on March 2 anunced that flights to mainland China have been suspended until April 24 and to Tehran until April 30. German airline informed that frequencies of flights to Italy, South Korea, and Hong Kong have also been reduced  due to outbreak.

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Last month Lufthansa anunced that it was reducing its short-haul operations by up to 25 percent and long-haul aircraft that are t in service were increased from 13 to up to 23. group furr ded that ecomical impact caused by coronavirus is t yet estimated but it will publish key financial figures at an annual press conference scheduled for March 19. 

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Germany has so far t reported any deaths from coronavirus although it has confirmed 262 cases in country and out of which 59 cases have come into light just recently. Europe has increased level of risk from moderate to high after cases in Italy rose sharply in past month. Italy is worst affected country in Europe with over 107 deaths due to virus. Spain, France, Switzerland, and United Kingdom are some of most affected countries in Europe. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

new coronavirus also kwn as COVID-19 has claimed more than 3,200 lives across globe and has infected over 95,000 people since December 2019. According to reports, at least 268 people have died outside mainland China, which makes it worst disease outbreak in 21st century. Iran and Italy have reported most number of deaths outside China. virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, where animals were being tred illegally. Hubei province in China has been most affected by contagious disease, which is also epicentre of virus.

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